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Yahoo
31-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Boy, 6, among dead in Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv
A six-year-old boy was among seven people killed in a Russian combined drone and missile attack on Kyiv on Thursday morning. Another 50 people have been reported to be wounded in the strike, which saw the destruction of multiple buildings in the Svyatoshynskyi and Solomyanskyi districts of the capital. The boy was among those who died when a Russian missile hit a nine-storey block of flats in the west of the city. Three other people in the building were also killed and ten are thought to be trapped beneath the rubble with a rescue operation underway. The Kyiv City Military Administration head Timur Tkachenko confirmed deaths in the Sviatoshynskyi district and in Solomyanskyi. Local press reported air defences throughout the night of July 30, with the sound of explosions being heard around the capital. Footage shared on social media shows the extent of the damage in Kyiv. In the video, emergency services can be seen working to rescue people and clear debris amidst thick smoke and rubble. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke at the Helsinki+50 conference this morning. He said: 'Russia keeps launching such attacks, even when the whole world is calling on it to stop the war, a war that Russia started, a war that Russia keeps dragging on, a war that only the Russian leadership wants.' He added: 'If the world doesn't aim to change the regime in Russia, that means, even after the war ends, Moscow will still try to destabilise neighbouring countries.' Zelensky also wrote on Telegram: 'The main target of the massive attack was the capital. Significant damage was inflicted on residential infrastructure. An entire section of a residential building was destroyed in one of the residential areas 'Today the world has once again seen Russia's response to our desire for peace, which we share with US and Europe.' Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, said nine children were among the injured, a figure he added was the highest for a single attack on the city since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. The United Nations have said at least 2,900 children have been killed or injured in Ukraine since the start of the war. On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump reduced the deadline for Russia to make peace efforts, giving Vladimir Putin until August 8. Failure to make progress with peace talks will see the US impose sanctions and tariffs on Russia.
Washington Post
31-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Seven dead in Kyiv, including 6-year-old, after overnight Russian strikes
KYIV — Russian forces launched drones and missiles across the Ukrainian capital overnight, killing at least seven people including a 6-year-old boy, and injuring dozens more, according to the city's military administration. Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv city military administration, said Thursday on Telegram that the overnight attacks included a rocket strike that destroyed the entrance of a nine-story building in the Sviatoshynskyi district, in the city's west. In addition to the seven killed, more than 80 people were injured, among whom were 10 children, Timur said. Kyiv's mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said it represented the largest number of children injured in one night in the capital since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Miami Herald
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
At least 1 killed, 9 injured as Russia, Ukraine trade aerial attacks
July 21 (UPI) -- At least one person was killed and nine were injured in Kyiv and flights were disrupted in Moscow after Ukraine and Russia traded drone and missile attacks overnight. Six districts of the Ukrainian capital were targeted, including Darnytskyi, where a kindergarten, a supermarket, warehouses and other non-residential buildings were set ablaze, and Shevchenkivskyi, where a multi-story residential building was damaged, said Kyiv City Military Administration head Timur Tkachenko. He said the blast wave and flying debris smashed windows and damaged apartments and the entrance to the Lukyanivska metro station. An administrative building was partially destroyed and warehouses were on fire in the Solomyanskyi district. The Holosiivskyi, Dniprovskyi and Svyatoshynskyi districts sustained minor damage from falling debris, Tkachenko said. The Ukrainian Air Force said 450 drones and missiles were sent into Ukraine by Russian forces, with Kharkiv and the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk and surrounding region also sustaining significant damage However, the air force claimed air defenses shot down all but 23. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack continued throughout the night with attack drones also intercepted over the Sumy, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Poltava and Kherson regions. "Russian strikes are always an assault on humanity," he said in a post on X. Meanwhile, Ukraine launched its own attacks, striking deep into Russia with long-range drones for a fifth straight night, sparking "travel chaos" at Moscow's airports, two of which temporarily suspended flights. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there had been no injuries or major damage but that air defenses had now shot down 49 drones between Friday evening and Monday morning, with the Russian Defense Ministry claiming many more downed over provinces bordering Ukraine, but also deeper inside Russia. The airborne offensive saw cancellations and flight delays at Moscow airports that forced thousands of travelers to wait in long lines or spend the night on terminal building floors. The latest round of attacks came as French Foreign Minister Jean Noel-Barrot arrived in Kyiv for a two-day visit for talks on further assistance for Ukraine with Zelensky, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. In a social media update Monday, Zelensky said he and Noel-Barrot discussed defense assistance, particularly the need for air defense systems, training and the outcomes of meetings with partners at Ramstein -- the 56-country Ukraine Contact Group set up in 2022 to provide military support. "We are ready to expand joint defense production. There are decisions by French companies to start manufacturing drones in Ukraine, which is highly valuable. We also talked about sanctions against Russia and negotiations regarding Ukraine's accession to the European Union," said Zelensky. British Defense Secretary John Healey and German counterpart Boris Pistorius were expected to urge a meeting of the contact group Monday -- which the pair are jointly chairing -- to back a "50-day push" to get as many weapons and ammunition as possible into Ukraine in order to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate. "Last week, President Trump announced a new plan for large-scale NATO weapons transfers and committed to getting these 'quickly distributed to the battlefield," Healey told the virtual meeting. "Alongside this, the US has started the clock on a 50-day deadline for Putin to agree to peace or face crippling economic sanctions. As members of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, we need to step up in turn with a '50-day drive' to arm Ukraine on the battlefield and force Putin to the negotiating table," Healey said. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Russia Today
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Kiev hit by missiles and drones in reported Russian strike (VIDEOS)
Ukrainian officials have claimed that Russia has launched multiple waves of missile and drone strikes on Kiev overnight. The Russian Defense Ministry has yet to comment. The first strikes were reported shortly after midnight, with Mayor Vitaly Klitschko urging residents to seek shelter as the capital's air defenses engaged incoming targets. More explosions were heard between 2am and 3am. The head of the city's military administration, Timur Tkachenko, confirmed that 'a fire broke out on the roof of a non-residential building.' Ukrainian officials claimed at least one person had been killed and another hospitalized as of 5am, after falling debris from intercepted missiles and drones triggered several fires. Multiple blurred videos shared on Ukrainian social media appear to show the aftermath of the strikes, although the exact locations and types of facilities hit remain difficult to verify due to strict censorship by Ukrainian authorities. 🇷🇺⚡️🇺🇦 Footage showing two Russian Geran-2 drones striking the exact same target in Kyiv only seconds apart from each other. Ukrainian media and officials did not specify the targets, vaguely describing them as a supermarket, a warehouse, and an uninhabited cottage complex. 🇷🇺⚡️🇺🇦 Footage showing two Russian Geran-2 drones striking the exact same target in Kyiv only seconds apart from each other. Kiev officials also reported 'damage near the entrance to the Lukyanovskaya metro station,' which is located directly across the street from the Artem missile development and production plant. The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet issued a statement on the reported strikes. Moscow routinely carries out drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure, insisting that its operations do not target civilians and accusing Kiev of placing air defense systems in densely populated areas. Kiev has significantly increased long-range UAV raids targeting Moscow over the past week, with the Russian Defense Ministry reporting multiple waves of drone interceptions each day. In response, the Russian military carried out a series of strikes on Saturday targeting Ukrainian defense industry facilities involved in drone and missile production. Russia and Ukraine have held two rounds of direct peace talks in Istanbul in recent months, but negotiations stalled in June after Kiev dismissed Moscow's proposals. Ukrainian officials later declared the process 'exhausted,' saying they had participated primarily to avoid appearing dismissive of US President Donald Trump's diplomatic initiative. After Moscow accused Kiev of stalling and urged Trump to apply pressure, Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky said on Saturday that the 'pace of negotiations must be increased,' and offered to hold a new round of talks in Istanbul – just hours before launching another overnight drone raid on the Russian capital.
Russia Today
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Kiev hit by missiles and drones in reported retaliatory strike (VIDEOS)
Ukrainian officials have claimed that Moscow launched multiple waves of missile and drone strikes on Kiev overnight. The Russian Ministry of Defense has yet to comment. The first strikes were reported shortly after midnight, with Mayor Vitaly Klitschko urging residents to seek shelter as the capital's air defenses engaged incoming targets. More explosions were heard between 2:00am and 3:00am, with the head of the city's military administration, Timur Tkachenko, confirming that 'a fire broke out on the roof of a non-residential building.' Ukrainian officials claimed at least one person was killed and another hospitalized as of 5:00 am, after falling debris from intercepted missiles and drones triggered fires at a residential building and near the entrance to the Lukyanovskaya metro station. 🇷🇺⚡️🇺🇦 Footage showing two Russian Geran-2 drones striking the exact same target in Kyiv only seconds apart from each other. Multiple blurred videos shared on Ukrainian social media appear to show the aftermath of the strikes, though the exact locations and types of facilities hit remain difficult to verify due to strict censorship by Ukrainian authorities. 🇷🇺⚡️🇺🇦 Footage showing two Russian Geran-2 drones striking the exact same target in Kyiv only seconds apart from each other. Ukrainian media and officials did not specify the targets, vaguely describing them as a supermarket, a warehouse, and an uninhabited cottage complex. The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet issued a statement on the incident. Moscow routinely carries out drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure, insisting that its operations do not target civilians and accusing Kiev of placing air defense systems in densely populated areas. Kiev has significantly increased long-range UAV raids targeting Moscow over the past week, with the Russian Defense Ministry reporting multiple waves of drone interceptions each day. In response, the Russian military carried out a series of strikes on Saturday targeting Ukrainian defense industry facilities involved in drone and missile production. Russia and Ukraine held two rounds of direct peace talks in Istanbul in recent months, but negotiations stalled in June after Kiev dismissed Moscow's proposals. Ukrainian officials later declared the process 'exhausted,' saying they had participated primarily to avoid appearing dismissive of US President Donald Trump's diplomatic initiative. After Moscow accused Kiev of stalling and urged Trump to apply pressure, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said on Saturday that the 'pace of negotiations must be increased,' and offered to hold a new round of talks in Istanbul – just hours before launching another overnight drone raid on the Russian capital.
