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4 days ago
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Russian attacks kill dozens of Ukrainians as Kyiv's allies gather for a key NATO summit
Russia killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians in less than 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials, two of the deadliest days in many months. A five-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were among the victims of the Russian attacks, launched just as Ukraine's allies began gathering for a key NATO meeting in the Netherlands. Ukrainian officials said 15 people were killed in Dnipro on Tuesday after a Russian ballistic missile hit the city, the largest in the country's south-east, while 9 people were killed in a strike on a Kyiv apartment building on Monday. At least two dozen others were killed in strikes across the country, including in Sumy, Kherson, Donetsk and Odesa regions. In Dnipro, local officials said the missile caused damage unlike any previous attacks on the city. Mayor Borys Filatov said almost 50 buildings were damaged, including schools, medical facilities, municipal sites and residential buildings. 'This is an unprecedented amount of destruction that the city has never seen before in the entire time of the full-scale war. The number of victims is so high that even ambulances cannot keep up,' he added. More than 170 people were injured, according to authorities, with around 100 remaining in city hospitals as of Tuesday evening. A passenger train carrying some 500 people was also damaged in the strike. 'In residential buildings and various municipal facilities throughout the city, we have over 2,000 shattered windows alone,' he said. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky was in The Hague for the NATO summit on Tuesday, meeting several European leaders on its sidelines before addressing the Dutch parliament. Ukraine is not a member of NATO and, while it wants to join, the issue of its potential future membership remains contentious. Russia has tried to prevent Ukraine from ever being able to join the alliance, with Moscow arguing that NATO's eastward expansion following the end of the Cold War has posed threats to its security. Zelensky met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President of the European Council Antonia Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, all of whom have reiterated their support for Ukraine. He was hoping to meet US President Donald Trump later on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials. The two were scheduled to meet at the G7 summit in Canada earlier this month, but that meeting did not happen as Trump left the summit earlier than expected because of the Iran-Israel conflict. As the world turned its attention to the Middle East, Zelensky was keen to highlight the connection between Iran and Russia. Iran has been among Russia's strongest backers since President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Iranian regime has supplied Moscow with weapons, including short-range ballistic missiles and thousands of Shahed drones; according to US officials, it has also built a drone factory in Russia. Moscow has in turn stood by Iran during the recent conflict with Israel and after the US strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday. Russia has intensified its aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, after successfully scaling up its domestic production of its most frequently used type of drone – the Iran-designed Shahed. Zelensky said on Tuesday that Russia has launched 28,743 Shahed drones against Ukraine since 2022, with 2,736 fired by so far this month. 'Russia could never have done this without its ties to the Iranian regime,' he said. The Ukrainian leader told reporters at the summit that there were no signs Putin wanted to stop his war against Ukraine. 'Russia rejects all peace proposals, including those from the United States of America. Putin only thinks about war. That's a fact. Maybe he connects his own political survival with his ability to keep killing, so long as he kills, he lives,' Zelensky said. Talks between Russia, Ukraine and third countries have mostly stalled after Moscow refused to back off its maximalist demands and presented a ceasefire proposal that would essentially amount to Ukraine's capitulation. Speaking on the sidelines of the summit, British Defense Secretary John Healy said that while 'all eyes have been on the Middle East,' it was crucial not to forget about Ukraine. 'Putin wants our focus to slip, and part of the strong message from NATO is that we will not let that happen, and this session is an important part of that,' he said. Zelensky was in London on Monday, where he met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as well as King Charles III. Kyiv officials said the attack on the apartment building on Monday killed multiple members of several families. Lusy Alekseenkova, a journalist with a Ukrainian TV channel, said her brother, his wife and her sister-in-law's father were killed in the attack on Kyiv, with her 16-year-old nephew the sole survivor. The same strike left a mother and her 11-year-old daughter dead, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv Military Administration, said on Telegram, adding that it took many hours to recover the little girl's body.
CNN
4 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Russian attacks kill dozens of Ukrainians as Kyiv's allies gather for a key NATO summit
Russia killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians in less than 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials, two of the deadliest days in many months. A five-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were among the victims of the Russian attacks, launched just as Ukraine's allies began gathering for a key NATO meeting in the Netherlands. Ukrainian officials said 15 people were killed in Dnipro on Tuesday after a Russian ballistic missile hit the city, the largest in the country's south-east, while 9 people were killed in a strike on a Kyiv apartment building on Monday. At least two dozen others were killed in strikes across the country, including in Sumy, Kherson, Donetsk and Odesa regions. In Dnipro, local officials said the missile caused damage unlike any previous attacks on the city. Mayor Borys Filatov said almost 50 buildings were damaged, including schools, medical facilities, municipal sites and residential buildings. 'This is an unprecedented amount of destruction that the city has never seen before in the entire time of the full-scale war. The number of victims is so high that even ambulances cannot keep up,' he added. More than 170 people were injured, according to authorities, with around 100 remaining in city hospitals as of Tuesday evening. A passenger train carrying some 500 people was also damaged in the strike. 'In residential buildings and various municipal facilities throughout the city, we have over 2,000 shattered windows alone,' he said. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky was in The Hague for the NATO summit on Tuesday, meeting several European leaders on its sidelines before addressing the Dutch parliament. Ukraine is not a member of NATO and, while it wants to join, the issue of its potential future membership remains contentious. Russia has tried to prevent Ukraine from ever being able to join the alliance, with Moscow arguing that NATO's eastward expansion following the end of the Cold War has posed threats to its security. Zelensky met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President of the European Council Antonia Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, all of whom have reiterated their support for Ukraine. He was hoping to meet US President Donald Trump later on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials. The two were scheduled to meet at the G7 summit in Canada earlier this month, but that meeting did not happen as Trump left the summit earlier than expected because of the Iran-Israel conflict. As the world turned its attention to the Middle East, Zelensky was keen to highlight the connection between Iran and Russia. Iran has been among Russia's strongest backers since President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Iranian regime has supplied Moscow with weapons, including short-range ballistic missiles and thousands of Shahed drones; according to US officials, it has also built a drone factory in Russia. Moscow has in turn stood by Iran during the recent conflict with Israel and after the US strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday. Russia has intensified its aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, after successfully scaling up its domestic production of its most frequently used type of drone – the Iran-designed Shahed. Zelensky said on Tuesday that Russia has launched 28,743 Shahed drones against Ukraine since 2022, with 2,736 fired by so far this month. 'Russia could never have done this without its ties to the Iranian regime,' he said. The Ukrainian leader told reporters at the summit that there were no signs Putin wanted to stop his war against Ukraine. 'Russia rejects all peace proposals, including those from the United States of America. Putin only thinks about war. That's a fact. Maybe he connects his own political survival with his ability to keep killing, so long as he kills, he lives,' Zelensky said. Talks between Russia, Ukraine and third countries have mostly stalled after Moscow refused to back off its maximalist demands and presented a ceasefire proposal that would essentially amount to Ukraine's capitulation. Speaking on the sidelines of the summit, British Defense Secretary John Healy said that while 'all eyes have been on the Middle East,' it was crucial not to forget about Ukraine. 'Putin wants our focus to slip, and part of the strong message from NATO is that we will not let that happen, and this session is an important part of that,' he said. Zelensky was in London on Monday, where he met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as well as King Charles III. Kyiv officials said the attack on the apartment building on Monday killed multiple members of several families. Lusy Alekseenkova, a journalist with a Ukrainian TV channel, said her brother, his wife and her sister-in-law's father were killed in the attack on Kyiv, with her 16-year-old nephew the sole survivor. The same strike left a mother and her 11-year-old daughter dead, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv Military Administration, said on Telegram, adding that it took many hours to recover the little girl's body.
CNN
4 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Russian attacks kill dozens of Ukrainians as Kyiv's allies gather for a key NATO summit
Russia killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians in less than 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials, two of the deadliest days in many months. A five-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were among the victims of the Russian attacks, launched just as Ukraine's allies began gathering for a key NATO meeting in the Netherlands. Ukrainian officials said 15 people were killed in Dnipro on Tuesday after a Russian ballistic missile hit the city, the largest in the country's south-east, while 9 people were killed in a strike on a Kyiv apartment building on Monday. At least two dozen others were killed in strikes across the country, including in Sumy, Kherson, Donetsk and Odesa regions. In Dnipro, local officials said the missile caused damage unlike any previous attacks on the city. Mayor Borys Filatov said almost 50 buildings were damaged, including schools, medical facilities, municipal sites and residential buildings. 'This is an unprecedented amount of destruction that the city has never seen before in the entire time of the full-scale war. The number of victims is so high that even ambulances cannot keep up,' he added. More than 170 people were injured, according to authorities, with around 100 remaining in city hospitals as of Tuesday evening. A passenger train carrying some 500 people was also damaged in the strike. 'In residential buildings and various municipal facilities throughout the city, we have over 2,000 shattered windows alone,' he said. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky was in The Hague for the NATO summit on Tuesday, meeting several European leaders on its sidelines before addressing the Dutch parliament. Ukraine is not a member of NATO and, while it wants to join, the issue of its potential future membership remains contentious. Russia has tried to prevent Ukraine from ever being able to join the alliance, with Moscow arguing that NATO's eastward expansion following the end of the Cold War has posed threats to its security. Zelensky met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President of the European Council Antonia Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, all of whom have reiterated their support for Ukraine. He was hoping to meet US President Donald Trump later on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials. The two were scheduled to meet at the G7 summit in Canada earlier this month, but that meeting did not happen as Trump left the summit earlier than expected because of the Iran-Israel conflict. As the world turned its attention to the Middle East, Zelensky was keen to highlight the connection between Iran and Russia. Iran has been among Russia's strongest backers since President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Iranian regime has supplied Moscow with weapons, including short-range ballistic missiles and thousands of Shahed drones; according to US officials, it has also built a drone factory in Russia. Moscow has in turn stood by Iran during the recent conflict with Israel and after the US strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday. Russia has intensified its aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, after successfully scaling up its domestic production of its most frequently used type of drone – the Iran-designed Shahed. Zelensky said on Tuesday that Russia has launched 28,743 Shahed drones against Ukraine since 2022, with 2,736 fired by so far this month. 'Russia could never have done this without its ties to the Iranian regime,' he said. The Ukrainian leader told reporters at the summit that there were no signs Putin wanted to stop his war against Ukraine. 'Russia rejects all peace proposals, including those from the United States of America. Putin only thinks about war. That's a fact. Maybe he connects his own political survival with his ability to keep killing, so long as he kills, he lives,' Zelensky said. Talks between Russia, Ukraine and third countries have mostly stalled after Moscow refused to back off its maximalist demands and presented a ceasefire proposal that would essentially amount to Ukraine's capitulation. Speaking on the sidelines of the summit, British Defense Secretary John Healy said that while 'all eyes have been on the Middle East,' it was crucial not to forget about Ukraine. 'Putin wants our focus to slip, and part of the strong message from NATO is that we will not let that happen, and this session is an important part of that,' he said. Zelensky was in London on Monday, where he met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as well as King Charles III. Kyiv officials said the attack on the apartment building on Monday killed multiple members of several families. Lusy Alekseenkova, a journalist with a Ukrainian TV channel, said her brother, his wife and her sister-in-law's father were killed in the attack on Kyiv, with her 16-year-old nephew the sole survivor. The same strike left a mother and her 11-year-old daughter dead, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv Military Administration, said on Telegram, adding that it took many hours to recover the little girl's body.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'I am still in shock', says survivor of Dnipro mass drone attack
STORY: :: A Russian mass drone attack kills several people and injures dozens in Dnipro, says the regional governor :: April 17, 2025 :: Dnipro, Ukraine 'We heard the drone flying over the building, then it all went silent and then all of a sudden it fell, causing such a loud noise. It was horrible. I have a grab bag with my documents. We live on the fifth floor, so we went one floor down. It was quiet and then all of a sudden drones started to land one after another. I have no words to explain, I am still in shock.' "I am an internally displaced person here. I did not get over my experience there in Sloviansk. Every time I hear the noise... I cannot use the hairdryer because the noise it makes scares me. I cannot use the vacuum cleaner either because I still remember the noise. I cannot get over it.' Serhiy Lysak, governor of Dnipropetrovsk region, wrote on the Telegram messaging app that 30 people had been injured, including five children. Sixteen people were being treated in hospital. The attack triggered several fires. Mayor Borys Filatov said one strike came within 110 yards (100 meters) of the municipal offices. He also said at least 15 dwellings had been damaged, as well as a student residence, an educational institution and a food processing plant.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Child among three killed in Russia's attack on Ukraine before Paris talks
A large-scale Russian drone attack in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed three people, including a young girl, according to the regional governor, hours before officials from the United States, Europe and Ukraine gather in Paris to discuss the conflict. Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak said the attacks that also injured tens of people came late on Wednesday, triggering multiple fires and damaging a dozen apartment buildings. A student residence, an educational institution and a food processing plant were also damaged, Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov added. Photos posted online showed raging fires, burned-out vehicles and buildings with shattered windows and scorched facades, as emergency crews worked through the night. Sixteen of the injured are in hospital, one of them in critical condition, according to Lysak. 'This is the latest in a series of strikes that have continued to hit civilian areas,' Al Jazeera's Zein Basravi reported from Kyiv. Elsewhere, a separate Russian missile attack wounded two people in the northeastern town of Izyum, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov reported. Meanwhile, Russia claimed to have shot down 71 Ukrainian drones overnight, most targeting the Kursk region. Russian officials also claimed Kyiv waged a drone attack on the town of Shuya, east of Moscow, causing no casualties. The attacks come as the war grinds into its 38th month, despite efforts by US President Donald Trump to broker a ceasefire, including by demanding concessions from Kyiv and making diplomatic overtures to Russia that have angered Ukraine. Later on Thursday, two senior Trump administration officials – Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff – are due to meet in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron and top European diplomats for talks on Ukraine. Ukraine's foreign and defence ministers are among those in the city to participate in talks, according to Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine's presidential office. Ukrainians remain sceptical that the US diplomatic push would 'work out in their favour', but officials are still hoping for an about-face from Washington, Basravi said. So far, Moscow has rejected a joint US-Ukrainian proposal for a full and unconditional ceasefire, insisting that key details remain unresolved, while continuing to bomb its neighbour. A Russian ballistic missile attack in the heart of the northeastern city of Sumy on Sunday was one of the deadliest of the war, killing 36 people, including two children, and injuring 119 as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday. The attack, according to Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, showed Russian President Vladimir Putin was 'mocking' the US's 'goodwill'. Still, US envoy Witkoff insisted on Monday that Putin remains open to a 'permanent peace' agreement. On the same day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that finalising terms is 'not easy'.
