Russian missiles and drone attack on Kiev kill at least 14 people World news
Ukrainian officials said a Russian drone attack on the capital of Ukraine during the night killed at least 14 people, including a six -year -old boy.
Ukraine’s emergency service said that at least 145 people were injured, including 14 children, the youngest of whom is a five -month -old girl.
This was the largest number of children who were injured in one attack on Kiev since the beginning of Russia’s conquest three years ago, according to Associated Press.
A woman looks waiting for her son to be rescued at the site of a damaged residential building. Pre -approval: Reuters/Valentin Eugenko.
A large part of a nine -storey residential building collapsed after being hit, according to the authorities. Rescue teams continue to search for people trapped under the rubble.
Yana Chapurova, 35, who lives in the damaged building, woke up due to the loud explosions that shattered the doors and windows of her home.
“Nothing remains,” said Chapurova, a five -month -old mother and a five -month -old child. “Just pressure and shock.”
The head of the city’s military administration, Timur Takattenko, said that at least 27 sites throughout Kiev were attacked. He said that more than 100 buildings were damaged, including homes, schools, kindergartens, medical facilities and universities.
President Voludmir Zelinski said that the drone attacks throughout the night targeted the regions of Kiev, DNIPRO, Poltava, SUMY and Mykolaiv, where the capital of Ukraine was the primary goal.
“Today, the world once again saw Russia’s response to our desire for peace, and the participant with America and Europe. New, offered killings. For this reason, peace is without impossible strength,” Zellinski said.
Ukraine’s allies called for follow -up to defense and pressure obligations towards real negotiations.
A Russian missile and drones hit Kiev residential areas. Pre -approval: Reuters/Valent.
The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia fired 309 drones and eight of the Iskander-K missiles overnight. The air defenses were intercepted and connected to 288 drones, three missiles, five missiles and 21 drones.
Regional authorities said that the Russian forces also struck a five -storey residential building in the city of Kamurorsk Ukrainian east. One person was killed, at least 11 others were injured.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said it had brought down 32 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Local ruler Oleg Melnico said, adding that there are no victims. In the Volgaged area, some trains were stopped after the drums of drones dropped on the railway infrastructure, the state operator of the Russian railway said.
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Russia claims to have controlled the main Ukrainian city
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that its forces completely controlled the city of Chasif Yar, the strategic important in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials visit a damaged residential building in Kyiv during the Russian attacks. Pre -approval: Reuters/Valentin Eugenko
Russian and Ukrainian forces have been fighting for the control of Chasiv Yar for nearly 18 months, as they have a strategic hill summit that allows forces to launch attacks on other vital main sites of the eastern defenses of Ukraine.
Victor Trebovov, the spokesman for the Ukrainian army, refused Russia’s demands that it “manufacture”, saying that the situation in the city is still unchanged.
However, the General Staff of the Army in Ukraine said in a report on Thursday that there were seven clashes in Chasiv Yar during the past 24 hours. A map of attached most of the city was shown under Russian control.
Debastati, an open -source Ukrainian map used widely used by the army and analysts, showed early Thursday that the neighborhoods to the south and west of Chasif Yar remained unusual by either side.
Russia’s attack overnight, civilian infrastructure was damaged in many Ukrainian regions. Pre -approval: Reuters/Thomas Peter.
A new warning to Putin
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was granting Russian President Vladimir Putin a shorter deadline for peace efforts to make progress. Trump said if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire by August 8, Washington will impose sanctions and punishment.
John Kelly, 15, said, “
Kiev and Moscow made three rounds of talks in Istanbul this year, which led to the exchange of prisoners and fallen soldiers, but they failed to achieve a major breakthrough to resolve the continuous conflict that has lasted for three years.
Western leaders accused the Russian president of withdrawing his feet in the United States’s peace efforts in an attempt to capture more Ukrainian lands.
“Forced Moscow to make peace and force them to reach a real negotiating table – all the tools needed for this in the hands of our partners,” Zellinski said on Thursday. “We rely on everything that is now expressed by America and Europe to achieve this goal,” he added.
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