At the least 14 folks have been injured in a significant Russian missile and drone assault on Kyiv, metropolis authorities say.
Russia launched 250 drones and 14 ballistic missiles in opposition to Kyiv, Ukraine’s air drive stated, inflicting fires in residential buildings. It was one of many largest mixed aerial assaults on town for the reason that struggle started. The air drive stated it had downed six missiles and 245 drones.
“With every such assault, the world turns into extra sure that the reason for prolonging the struggle lies in Moscow,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on X.
The barrage got here hours after Russia and Ukraine took half in a prisoner swap agreed after talks between the 2 international locations’ officers in Turkey.
Describing a “troublesome evening”, Zelensky stated there had been fires and explosions throughout Kyiv with houses, companies and vehicles broken by strikes or falling particles.
Olha Chyrukha, a 64-year-old native resident who lives simply outdoors central Kyiv, informed Reuters information company: “I want they’d comply with a ceasefire. To bomb folks like this – poor youngsters. My three-year-old granddaughter was screaming scared.”
Zelensky stated solely “extra sanctions concentrating on key sectors of the Russian financial system” may push Moscow to comply with a ceasefire.
Final week, Russia stated Ukraine had launched a whole bunch of exploding drones on the nation, together with strikes over Moscow. The Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated that 485 drones had been shot down.
