Russia hits Kyiv with missile and drone attack, killing 6 and injuring 52
Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said at least 52 other people were injured in the attacks, and that the number was likely to rise.
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Judge allows the National Science Foundation to withhold hundreds of millions of research dollars
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Ukraine mourns Russian attack on Kyiv as death toll rises to 31 people
The Ukrainian capital Kyiv observed an official day of mourning Friday, a day after a Russian drone and missile attack on the city killed 31 people, including five children, and injured more than 150, officials said. The youngest victim in Thursday's strikes was 2 years old, and 16 of the injured were children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. It was the highest number of children killed and injured in a single attack on Kyiv since aerial attacks on the city began in October 2022, according to official casualty figures reported by The Associated Press. It was also the deadliest attack on the city since July last year, when 33 were killed. The death toll rose overnight as emergency crews continued to dig through rubble. The Russian barrage demolished a large part of a nine-story residential building in the city, while more than 100 other buildings were damaged, including homes, schools, kindergartens, medical facilities and universities, officials said. Story continues below advertisement 1:26 'Trump will keep saying his words': Russians skeptical of new deadline to end Ukraine war Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukrainian cities in recent months, ignoring calls from Western leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump to stop striking civilian areas after more than three years of war. The Russian tactic aims to spread terror and wear down public appetite for the war. Russian forces are also pressing on with their grinding war of attrition along the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, where incremental gains over the past year have come at the cost of thousands of soldiers on both sides. Ukraine wants more sanctions on Russia Zelenskyy said that in July, Russia launched over 5,100 glide bombs, more than 3,800 Shahed drones, and nearly 260 missiles of various types, 128 of them ballistic, against Ukraine. Story continues below advertisement He repeated his appeal for countries to impose heavier economic sanctions on Russia to deter the Kremlin, as U.S.-led peace efforts have failed to gain traction. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'No matter how much the Kremlin denies (sanctions') effectiveness, they are working and must be stronger,' Zelenskyy said. His comments Friday appeared to be a response to Trump's remarks the previous day, when the Republican president said the U.S. plans to impose sanctions on Russia but added, 'I don't know that sanctions bother him,' in reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In April, Trump urged the Russian leader to 'STOP!' after an aerial attack on Kyiv killed 12 in what was the deadliest assault on the city since July 2024. 'Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!' Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform at the time, but Russia hasn't eased up on its barrages. Earlier this week, Trump gave Putin until Aug. 8 to stop the fighting. 1:53 Russia strikes on Ukrainian prison, hospital kill at least 27 as Trump sets new truce deadline Those demands haven't persuaded the Kremlin to change strategy. Putin said Friday the conditions that Moscow set out last year for a long-term ceasefire agreement still stand. Putin has previously made it clear that he will only accept a settlement on his terms and will keep fighting until they're met. Story continues below advertisement 'Any disappointments arise from excessive expectations,' Putin said of negotiations. He did not mention Trump by name. Putin said that he regards recent direct talks in Istanbul between delegations from Russia and Ukraine as valuable, even though they made no progress beyond exchanges of prisoners of war, and made no reference to next week's deadline imposed by Trump. In what Ukrainians may see as an ominous note, Putin said that Russia has started production of its newest hypersonic missiles. The Oreshnik's multiple warheads that plunge to a target at speeds up to Mach 10 and cannot be stopped by air defenses, he said. Ukraine called for an urgent U.N. Security Council meeting to be convened Friday, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, in an effort to push Putin into accepting 'a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire.' Russian forces bear down on a key eastern Ukrainian city Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are under heavy pressure in the strategic hilltop city of Chasiv Yar, in the eastern Donetsk region where Russia is making a concerted push to break through defenses after some 18 months of fighting. Story continues below advertisement Zelenskyy said that Russian claims of capturing Chasiv Yar on Thursday were 'disinformation.' 'Ukrainian units are holding our positions,' Zelenskyy said in his daily video address on Thursday evening. 'It is not easy, but it is the defense of Ukrainians' very right to life.' 1:48 Trump says Putin has '10 or 12 days' to end Russia's war in Ukraine Even so, the Institute for the Study of War said that Ukraine's hold on the key city is weakening. 'Russian forces will likely complete the seizure of Chasiv Yar in the coming days, which will open several possible avenues for Russian forces to attack Ukraine's fortress belt — a series of fortified cities that form the backbone of Ukraine's defensive positions' in the Donetsk region, the Washington-based think tank said. Ukraine has tried to pressure the Russian army by striking rear areas with long-range drones that target rail networks, oil depots and arsenals. Story continues below advertisement Russia's Defense Ministry said Friday that air defenses shot down 60 Ukrainian drones overnight. More than half were destroyed over Russia's Belgorod region on the country's border with Ukraine, it said. Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said that one person was injured. The Ukrainian air force, meanwhile, said Friday it downed 44 out of 72 Russian drones fired overnight. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Katie Marie Davies in Manchester, England, contributed.
