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LBCI
6 days ago
- Politics
- LBCI
Five killed in Russia strikes on Kyiv and region, officials say
At least five people were killed and around 20 wounded in Russian strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukraine authorities said Monday. "As of now, four people have died" in Shevchenkivsky, where part of a residential high-rise building was destroyed, said Igor Klymenko, the minister of internal affairs. He added that one person had also been killed in Bila Tserkva. AFP
Asharq Al-Awsat
6 days ago
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
'Massive' Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills at Least Five
Ukraine said Monday that "another massive attack" on the capital Kyiv killed at least five people, a day after the country's top military commander vowed to intensify strikes on Russia. Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war have stalled, with the last direct meeting between the two sides almost three weeks ago and no follow-up talks scheduled. AFP journalists in Kyiv heard the buzzing of a drone flying over the city center and explosions, as well as gunfire. "Another massive attack on the capital. Possibly, several waves of enemy drones," said a statement from Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration. Four people were killed in Shevchenkivsky district, where part of a residential high-rise building was destroyed, and another person was killed to the south in Bila Tserkva, said Interior Minister Igor Klymenko. AFP journalists saw around 10 people sheltering in the basement of a residential building in the center of the capital waiting for the attack to end, most of them scrolling their phones for news. The latest strikes came after Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky vowed to intensify strikes on Russia. "We will not just sit in defense because this brings nothing and eventually leads to the fact that we still retreat, lose people and territories," he told reporters, including AFP. Syrsky said Ukraine would continue its strikes on Russian military targets, which he said had proved "effective". "Of course we will continue. We will increase the scale and depth," he said. 'Fair response' Ukraine has launched retaliatory strikes on Russia throughout the war, targeting energy and military infrastructure sometimes hundreds of kilometers from the front line. Kyiv says the strikes are a fair response to deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and civilians. At least four people were killed in an overnight Russian strike on an apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, while a strike on a Ukrainian army training ground later in the day killed three others, officials said. In wide-ranging remarks, Syrsky conceded that Russia had some advantages in drone warfare, particularly in making fibre-optic drones that are tethered and difficult to jam. "Here, unfortunately, they have an advantage in both the number and range of their use," he said. He also claimed that Ukraine still held 90 square kilometers (35 square miles) of territory in Russia's Kursk region, where Kyiv launched an audacious cross-border incursion last August. "These are our pre-emptive actions in response to a possible enemy offensive," he said. Russia said in April that it had gained full control of the Kursk region and denies that Kyiv has a presence there. Russia occupies around a fifth of Ukraine and claims to have annexed four Ukrainian regions as its own since launching its invasion in 2022 -- in addition to Crimea, which it captured in 2014. Kyiv has accused Moscow of deliberately sabotaging a peace deal to prolong its full-scale offensive on the country and to seize more territory. The Russian army said Sunday that it had captured the village of Petrivske in Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region. Russian forces also sent at least 47 drones and fired three missiles towards Ukraine between late Saturday and early Sunday, the Ukrainian air force said.
New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
'Massive' Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least five: Ukraine
KYIV: Ukraine said Monday that "another massive attack" on the capital Kyiv killed at least five people, a day after the country's top military commander vowed to intensify strikes on Russia. Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war have stalled, with the last direct meeting between the two sides almost three weeks ago and no follow-up talks scheduled. AFP journalists in Kyiv heard the buzzing of a drone flying over the city centre and explosions, as well as gunfire. "Another massive attack on the capital. Possibly, several waves of enemy drones," said a statement from Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration. Four people were killed in Shevchenkivsky district, where part of a residential high-rise building was destroyed, and another person was killed to the south in Bila Tserkva, said Interior Minister Igor Klymenko. AFP journalists saw around 10 people sheltering in the basement of a residential building in the centre of the capital waiting for the attack to end, most of them scrolling their phones for news. The latest strikes came after Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky vowed to intensify strikes on Russia. "We will not just sit in defence because this brings nothing and eventually leads to the fact that we still retreat, lose people and territories," he told reporters, including AFP. Syrsky said Ukraine would continue its strikes on Russian military targets, which he said had proved "effective". "Of course we will continue. We will increase the scale and depth," he said.
Hindustan Times
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Caught on camera: Terrifying moment Russian drone hits apartment building in Kyiv
A horrifying video captured the moment a Russian drone slammed into a residential building in Kyiv, causing a massive explosion and destroying a portion of the high-rise. The strike was part of a large-scale overnight assault by Russia on Ukraine, which killed at least 14 people, according to Ukrainian officials. The viral video shows the drone flying towards the building before making direct impact, triggering a fiery blast that sent debris flying. 'A direct strike by a Russian-Iranian Shahed drone on an apartment building full of civilians in Kyiv,' the caption of the video said. Ukraine's Interior Minister, Igor Klymenko, said that a total of 27 sites across Kyiv were targeted in the attack, involving both drones and missiles. 'Residential buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure facilities' were among the targets, Klymenko said. In one apartment complex alone, over 30 homes were destroyed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, condemned the strikes on civilian areas, saying Russia was 'continuing its war against civilians.' The attack comes amid ongoing direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine aimed at ending the more than three-year-old war. While some progress has been made on humanitarian fronts, like prisoner exchanges and the return of fallen soldiers' remains, talks have yet to produce a ceasefire. Moscow has rejected Kyiv's call for an "unconditional" truce, which is backed by several European nations. Ukraine, in turn, has dismissed Russia's demands as 'ultimatums.' Despite international pressure, Russia continues its aggressive military campaign. The latest escalation coincided with a planned meeting between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in Canada. However, the White House announced that Trump would return to Washington a day earlier than scheduled due to rising tensions in the Middle East. As both sides continue to exchange drone attacks and missiles, civilians remain trapped in the crossfire, bearing the brunt of a war with no immediate end in sight.
New Straits Times
17-06-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Russian strikes kill 14 in 'horrific' attack on Kyiv
KYIV: Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at Kyiv on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called "one of the most horrific attacks" on the capital. The strike was one of the deadliest on Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and came as direct peace talks between the two sides appeared to stall. Zelenskyy said "an entire section of an apartment block" was destroyed and rescuers were searching under the rubble for possible survivors. AFP journalists heard drones flying over the city and explosions ringing out as Ukrainian air defence systems attempted to intercept the barrage. Dozens of residents took shelter in a metro station in central Kyiv, sleeping on mats, exchanging information on the drone and missile threat or reassuring pets, AFP journalists saw. Residents in Kyiv told AFP the attack was one of the strongest in recent memory. "It was probably the most hellish night in my memory for our neighbourhood," 20-year-old Ukrainian student Alina Shtompel told AFP. "It is indescribably painful that our people are going through this right now." Some 27 locations in Kyiv were hit, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said. One person was also killed and 10 wounded in a strike on the southern port city of Odesa, while attacks on the Sumy and Kherson regions later in the day killed two others, authorities said. A total of 440 drones and 32 missiles were used in the strikes nationwide, Zelensky said. "Kyiv has faced one of the most horrific attacks," the Ukrainian leader wrote on Facebook. "Right now in Kyiv, efforts are underway to rescue people from under the rubble of an ordinary residential building – it's still unclear how many remain trapped." He urged the international community not to "turn a blind eye." Russian President Vladimir "Putin does this solely because he can afford to continue the war. He wants the war to go on," he said. Another Kyiv resident, Sergiy, said his windows were shattered during the strikes. "I was asleep. There was a loud bang. The window was smashed, and glass rained down on me," he said. Residential buildings, educational institutions and "critical infrastructure facilities" were all hit, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko wrote on Telegram. A total of 114 were wounded in the attack on Kyiv, 68 of them hospitalised, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. He reported earlier that a US citizen had died in a Russian attack on the capital's Solomyansky district. "During the attack on Kyiv... a 62-year-old US citizen died in a house opposite to the place where medics were providing assistance to the injured," Klitschko said on Telegram. Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said the new strikes showed Moscow was "continuing its war against civilians." More than three years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has kept up its attacks despite efforts by the United States to broker a ceasefire. Talks have stalled. Moscow has rejected the "unconditional" truce demanded by Kyiv and its European allies, while Ukraine has dismissed Russia's demands as "ultimatums."
