Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Thursday morning that falling drone wreckage from the strikes that hit the night before triggered a number of fires, and it was feared people were trapped under the rubble of a residential building.
Blasts were also reported in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, injuring at least two people,
Blasts were also reported in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, injuring at least two people,
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00:00Local officials claim that a Russian missile and drone attack overnight on Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, has resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people and the injuries of more than 80 others, including children.
00:12Vitaly Klitschko, the mayor of Kiev, stated on Thursday morning that a number of fires were started by falling drone debris from the strikes that occurred the night before, and it was feared that people were trapped beneath the rubble of a residential building.
00:26The mayor stated that blasts were also reported in the city of Kharkiv in the north-eastern region, injuring at least two individuals.
00:34Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, made the announcement on Thursday morning that he would postpone a trip to South Africa due to the attacks.
00:43The overnight Russian attack, according to officials, involved up to 150 drones and approximately 70 missiles.
00:51Twelve people had perished, according to Kiev City Military Administrator Tymur Tkachenko.
00:57According to Klitschko, the western Svayodoshinsky district was the most affected region.
01:03Holosivskyi district in the south, Salomianskyi district in the southwest, and Shevchenkivsky district in the west, according to officials in Kiev, were also affected.
01:13Social media videos appear to show missiles striking the city and starting massive fires.
01:18The surrounding building's windows were destroyed, an apartment block was leveled, and balconies were torn down.
01:25On social media, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he was
01:29not happy with the strikes and advised Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop.
01:35His criticism came in response to Zelensky's remarks to reporters in South Africa that the United States could exert additional pressure on Russia to negotiate a ceasefire.
01:44The day before, Trump had said that Zelenskyi was hurting peace talks.
01:49Zelenskyi has stated that he will not recognize Russian control of Crimea, a peninsula in the southern part of Ukraine that Russia illegally annexed in 2014.
02:00In 2022, Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Moscow now controls nearly 20% of the country.
02:07Zelenskyi cited a 2018 Crimea declaration by Trump's then-secretary of state Mike Pompeo, which stated that the United States rejects Russia's attempted annexation.
02:19On Wednesday, Trump stated that Crimea was lost years ago.
02:24She responded, no, when asked if Zelenskyi should give up those territories in order to reach a peace agreement because doing so would be against our constitution.
02:34The attack on Thursday was one of the deadliest on Kiev since July 8 of last year,
02:39when Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure, including the Akhmet at Children's Hospital, killed 34 people and injured 121.
02:48The attack on Thursday was one of the deadliest on Ukraine, and the attack was one of the deadliest on Ukraine, and the attack was one of the deadliest on Ukraine.