Not less than two individuals have been killed and 11 injured in a brand new Russian in a single day drone assault on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, native officers have stated.
One of many victims was a one-year-old child, whose physique was pulled from the rubble, Kyiv’s army administration head Tymur Tkachenko stated Sunday. A younger girl can also be believed to have been killed.
Russian strikes had been additionally focused at Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown in central Ukraine, the place three infrastructure amenities had been hit. Air raid warnings had been activated in a single day for the entire nation’s areas.
The recent assault got here as Russian President Vladimir Putin has been hardening his warning on the West to not support Ukraine.
In a single day, a number of multi-storey residential buildings had been partially destroyed and continued to be ablaze after direct hits.
“The Russians are intentionally hitting civilian amenities,” Tkachenko stated, urging Kyiv residents to stay in shelters.
Metropolis authorities stated residential buildings had been hit within the western Svyatoshynkyi and south-eastern Darnytskyi districts.
There have been a number of explosions in Kyiv within the early morning, together with a minimum of one within the metropolis centre, seen by the BBC. A number of cruise missiles additionally focused the capital.
Russia’s army has not commented on the reported drone strikes.
Earlier this week, Putin rejected Western proposals for a “reassurance power” in Ukraine the day after any ceasefire comes into place, following a Paris summit geared toward finalising plans for safety ensures.
French President Emmanuel Macron stated 26 of Ukraine’s allies had formally dedicated to deploying troops “by land, sea or air” to assist present safety the second combating was delivered to a halt. He gave no additional particulars.
Putin sought to quash the allies’ initiative, warning that any troops deployed to Ukraine could be “reliable targets”.
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Moscow presently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory – together with the southern Crimea peninsula illegally annexed in 2014.
