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Saudi Gazette
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
15 killed in worst Russian strikes on Kyiv in almost a year
KYIV — Russia launched a barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles on Kyiv overnight into Tuesday, killing at least 15 people in its deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital in almost a year. At least 124 people were injured, with 68 of them transported to local hospital, the head of the Kyiv Military Administration told Ukrainian media at the site of one of the attacks. One strike hit a multi-story residential building, splitting it in two and leaving a huge gap where dozens of homes were just moments before. Five lifeless bodies were pulled out of the rubble by Tuesday midday, with rescue operations continuing into the afternoon. Nastya, a chef at a well known restaurant whose family asked for her last name not to be published, lived in the building. She was pulled out of the rubble and was in an intensive care unit at a local hospital, they said. The Russian assault was the deadliest on the capital in almost a year, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said on Tuesday. 'Last night's attack was the fourth time this month that Russian armed forces launched more than 400 munitions in a single night. By comparison, Russian armed forces launched 544 long-range munitions during the entire month in June 2024,' the HRMMU said in a on Monday, Kyiv residents heard the sirens alerting them to an imminent aerial attack, and it turned out to be another long and frightening was once again attempting to inundate Ukrainian air defenses with wave after wave of drones and Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said in a Telegram post that residential buildings and other infrastructure were severely damaged.'We hope that no dead will be found under the rubble, but we cannot rule it out,' he added. 'The death toll may increase.'Klitschko said in the message that a US citizen was killed in the Solomyanskyi district of Kyiv overnight. The mayor said the person was 62 years old and 'died in a house opposite to the one where medics were providing assistance to the victims,' without giving any more the civilian deaths and evidence of direct strikes on residential buildings, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday that it targeted 'military-industrial complex facilities in the Kyiv region and Zaporizhzhia.'The Ukrainian Air Force said 440 drones and 32 missiles were launched at Ukraine overnight and added that it manage to destroy 428 of has ramped up its airborne attacks against Ukraine in recent weeks, launching as many as 479 drones and missiles in a single night. Ukrainian officials say these assaults are not just bigger and more frequent; they are also more concentrated and executed in a way that makes them a lot more difficult to combat – as they are flown at higher altitudes, out of reach of machine 27 locations in different districts of Kyiv came under fire in the latest attack, according to a statement from Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko.'Rescuers, police and medics are working. They are doing everything they can to help the victims, clear the rubble and save lives,' he strikes come as US President Donald Trump announced he would return to Washington a day early from the Group of 7 summit in early departure means he will miss a key meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the would have been the leaders' third meeting since Trump took office in officials had been hoping that a positive interaction with Trump could advance Kyiv's case amid Moscow's intensifying Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang on a 'special mission' from Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to Russian state news agency is scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Tass reported has continued support for Moscow's war on Ukraine as world leaders push for an end to the three-year Korea has sent soldiers and millions of munitions, including missiles and rockets, to Russia over the past year, according to a May report by an international watchdog, the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring US has warned that Russia may be close to sharing advanced space and satellite technology with North Korea in exchange for continued support for the war in Trump, the US has been less willing to equip badly outgunned Ukraine directly, has pushed European partners to pick up more of the support and threatened to walk away altogether from peace talks. — CNN
BreakingNews.ie
15 hours ago
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Russian missile and drone barrage kills 15 and injures dozens in Ukraine
A night-time Russian missile and drone barrage on Ukraine has killed at least 15 people and injured 116 others while they slept in their homes. Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said 14 people were killed and 99 others were injured as explosions echoed across the city for hours during the night. Advertisement The bombardment demolished a nine-storey residential building, destroying dozens of apartments. Emergency workers were at the scene to rescue people from under the rubble. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months and came as two rounds of direct peace talks have failed to make progress on ending the war, now in its fourth year. A Russian drone attacks a building during Russia's massive missile and drone air attack in Kyiv (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) Also, Russian drone strikes in the southern port city of Odesa killed one person and injured 17 people, according to Oleh Kiper, head of the regional administration. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack 'one of the most terrifying strikes on Kyiv' and said Russian forces fired more than 440 drones and 32 missiles at Ukraine overnight. Advertisement Russian President Vladimir Putin 'is doing this simply because he can afford to continue the war. He wants the war to go on. It is troubling when the powerful of this world turn a blind eye to it', Mr Zelensky wrote. The Kyiv City Military Administration said in a statement that 'the nature of the damage is direct hits on residential buildings. Rockets — from the upper floors to the basement.' The attack lasted nearly nine hours and is the latest in a spate of mass drone and missile attacks on Kyiv. It occurred as world leaders convened at the Group of Seven meeting in Canada, which Mr Zelensky is expected to attend. The summit runs through Tuesday. Interior minister Ihor Klymenko told reporters at the scene that a US citizen was killed in the attack after suffering wounds from shrapnel. Explosions could be heard for hours throughout the night on Tuesday. Advertisement Thirty apartments were destroyed in a single residential block after it was struck by a ballistic missile, Mr Klymenko said. 'We have 27 locations that were attacked by the enemy. We currently have over 2,000 people working there, rescuers, police, municipal services and doctors,' he told reporters at the scene of one of the attacks. Rescuers run to a shelter to hide from a Russian air raid (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) Olena Lapyshniak, 49, said she was shaken after the attack that nearly levelled her apartment building. She heard a whistling sound and then two explosions that blew out her windows and doors. 'It's horrible, it's scary, in one moment there is no life,' she said. 'There's no military infrastructure here, nothing here, nothing. It's horrible when people just die at night.' Advertisement People were wounded in the city's Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts. Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko said fires broke out in two other city districts as a result of falling debris from drones shot down by Ukrainian air defences. Canada, which assumed the presidency of the G7 this year, invited Mr Zelensky to the summit, where he is expected to hold one-on-one meetings with world leaders. He was set to meet with US President Donald Trump in Canada on Tuesday, though the White House announced that Mr Trump would return unexpectedly to Washington on Monday night instead of Tuesday night because of tensions in the Middle East. Russia has launched a record number of drones and missiles in recent weeks. Moscow escalated attacks after Ukraine's Security Service agency staged an audacious operation targeting war planes in air bases deep inside Russian territory. Advertisement Little progress has emerged from direct peace talks held in Istanbul, with the exception of prisoner exchanges, expected to conclude next week, Mr Zelensky said.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian missile and drone barrage kills 15 and injures dozens in Ukraine
A night-time Russian missile and drone barrage on Ukraine has killed at least 15 people and injured 116 others while they slept in their homes. Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said 14 people were killed and 99 others were injured as explosions echoed across the city for hours during the night. The bombardment demolished a nine-storey residential building, destroying dozens of apartments. Emergency workers were at the scene to rescue people from under the rubble. It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months and came as two rounds of direct peace talks have failed to make progress on ending the war, now in its fourth year. Also, Russian drone strikes in the southern port city of Odesa killed one person and injured 17 people, according to Oleh Kiper, head of the regional administration. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the attack 'one of the most terrifying strikes on Kyiv' and said Russian forces fired more than 440 drones and 32 missiles at Ukraine overnight. Russian President Vladimir Putin 'is doing this simply because he can afford to continue the war. He wants the war to go on. It is troubling when the powerful of this world turn a blind eye to it', Mr Zelensky wrote. The Kyiv City Military Administration said in a statement that 'the nature of the damage is direct hits on residential buildings. Rockets — from the upper floors to the basement.' The attack lasted nearly nine hours and is the latest in a spate of mass drone and missile attacks on Kyiv. It occurred as world leaders convened at the Group of Seven meeting in Canada, which Mr Zelensky is expected to attend. The summit runs through Tuesday. Interior minister Ihor Klymenko told reporters at the scene that a US citizen was killed in the attack after suffering wounds from shrapnel. Explosions could be heard for hours throughout the night on Tuesday. Thirty apartments were destroyed in a single residential block after it was struck by a ballistic missile, Mr Klymenko said. 'We have 27 locations that were attacked by the enemy. We currently have over 2,000 people working there, rescuers, police, municipal services and doctors,' he told reporters at the scene of one of the attacks. Olena Lapyshniak, 49, said she was shaken after the attack that nearly levelled her apartment building. She heard a whistling sound and then two explosions that blew out her windows and doors. 'It's horrible, it's scary, in one moment there is no life,' she said. 'There's no military infrastructure here, nothing here, nothing. It's horrible when people just die at night.' People were wounded in the city's Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts. Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko said fires broke out in two other city districts as a result of falling debris from drones shot down by Ukrainian air defences. Canada, which assumed the presidency of the G7 this year, invited Mr Zelensky to the summit, where he is expected to hold one-on-one meetings with world leaders. He was set to meet with US President Donald Trump in Canada on Tuesday, though the White House announced that Mr Trump would return unexpectedly to Washington on Monday night instead of Tuesday night because of tensions in the Middle East. Russia has launched a record number of drones and missiles in recent weeks. Moscow escalated attacks after Ukraine's Security Service agency staged an audacious operation targeting war planes in air bases deep inside Russian territory. Little progress has emerged from direct peace talks held in Istanbul, with the exception of prisoner exchanges, expected to conclude next week, Mr Zelensky said.
