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CBC
01-08-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Russian missile, drone attacks on Kyiv have killed at least 16, Zelenskyy says
Highest number of children injured in single attack on capital since 2022 invasion Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the death toll has risen to 16 following a spate of overnight Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's capital, with two children among the dead. "As of now, as a result of Russia's terror attack on Kyiv, 16 people have been killed, including two children and one policeman," he said in a post on X late Thursday. "Over 150 have been injured, including 16 children and six policemen." Ukraine's Emergency Service said that a five-month-old girl was among the wounded children, which had been earlier reported at 14. It was the highest number of children injured in a single attack on Kyiv since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to public records consulted by The Associated Press. Partial collapse of residential building Explosions rocked Kyiv from about midnight local time onwards and blazes lit up the night sky. A large part of a nine-storey residential building collapsed in the attack, City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said. Rescue teams searched for people trapped under the rubble. Yana Zhabborova, 35, a resident of the damaged building, woke up to the sound of thundering explosions, which blew off the doors and windows of her home. "It is just stress and shock that there is nothing left," said Zhabborova, a mother of a five-month-old infant and a five-year-old child. WATCH | Rescuers pull people out of rubble after Russian attack hits apartment block in Kyiv: Russia fired 309 Shahed and decoy drones, and eight Iskander-K cruise missiles overnight, the Ukrainian air force said. Ukrainian air defences intercepted and jammed 288 strike drones and three missiles. Five missiles and 21 drones struck targets. Yurii Kravchuk, 62, stood wrapped in a blanket next to a damaged building with a bandage around his head. He had heard the missile alert but did not get to a shelter in time, he told Reuters. "I started waking up my wife and then there was an explosion. My daughter ended up in the hospital," he said. Russian troops also struck a five-storey residential building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, according to the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin. He said one person was killed and at least 11 more injured. At least 27 locations across Kyiv were hit by the attack, Tkachenko said, with the heaviest damage seen in the Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts. More than 100 buildings were damaged in Kyiv, including homes, schools, kindergartens, medical facilities and universities, he said. Russia, which denies targeting civilians, has stepped up airstrikes in recent months on Ukrainian towns and cities far from the front lines of the war. Thousands of civilians, the vast majority of them Ukrainian, have been killed since Moscow's all-out invasion began nearly three and a half years ago. Russia says it shot down drones overnight Meanwhile, Russia's Ministry of Defence said Thursday that it had shot down 32 Ukrainian drones overnight. A drone attack had sparked a blaze at an industrial site in Russia's Penza region, local Gov. Oleg Melnichenko said. He didn't immediately give further details other than to say that there were no casualties. In the Volgograd region, some trains were also halted after drone wreckage fell on local railway infrastructure, state rail operator Russian Railways said. Russia's Defence Ministry also said its forces took full control of the strategically important city of Chasiv Yar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Ukrainian officials, who typically don't confirm retreats, didn't immediately comment. Zelenskyy calls on allies to pressure Moscow Russian and Ukrainian troops have battled for control of Chasiv Yar for nearly 18 months. It includes a hilltop from which troops can attack other key points in the region that form the backbone of Ukraine's eastern defences. Victor Trehubov, a Ukrainian military spokesperson, told The Associated Press that Russia's claim was untrue. "Just a fabrication, there wasn't even a change in the situation," he said. A report on Thursday from Ukraine's Army General Staff said there were seven clashes in Chasiv Yar in the past 24 hours. An attached map showed most of the town as being under Russian control. DeepState, an open-source Ukrainian map widely used by the military and analysts, showed early Thursday that neighbourhoods to the south and west of Chasiv Yar remained as so-called grey zones, or uncontrolled by either side. The attack targeted the Kyiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Sumy and Mykolaiv regions, with Ukraine's capital being the primary target, Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging service. "Today, the world once again saw Russia's answer to our desire for peace with America and Europe," Zelenskyy said. "New demonstrative killings. That is why peace without strength is impossible." He called on Ukraine's allies to follow through on defence commitments and pressure Moscow toward real negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a shorter deadline — Aug. 8 — for peace efforts to make progress, or Washington will impose punitive sanctions and tariffs. He said on Thursday that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Russia after his current stop in Israel. Trump has grown increasingly critical of Russia. "I think it's disgusting what they're doing," he said after the latest attacks. The U.S. is ready to impose sanctions, but "I don't know that sanctions bother him," he said, referring to Putin. Western leaders have accused Putin of dragging his feet in U.S.-led peace efforts in an attempt to capture more Ukrainian land. Some observers are skeptical that sanctions will change that. "He's shown that he is quite willing to continue his course of action, despite whatever Western sanctions there are," Mark N. Katz, a retired George Mason University professor and Russian foreign policy specialist, told Times Radio.
CNN
01-08-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Kyiv apartment block strike marks the deadliest attack on Ukraine's capital since 2024
Russia War in Ukraine FacebookTweetLink The death toll from Russia's heavy bombardment of Ukraine's capital this week has risen to 31 people, marking the deadliest single attack on Kyiv in a year, Ukrainian officials said on Friday. The vast majority were killed in a single strike on an apartment block. Rescue workers have now recovered the bodies of at least 28 people from the destroyed apartment block, including five children, the State Emergency Service (SES) told CNN. At least 159 people were also wounded in the blast. 'This is the highest number of injured children in one night in Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale invasion,' Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. More than 100 rescuers scrambled to the scene in Kyiv's western Sviatoshynskyi district, working through the night and removing more than 2,000 tons of rubble as they searched for survivors in an ongoing operation. The building was one of dozens of sites in the Ukrainian capital struck by Russian missiles and drones in the overnight attack, according to Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration. He described the strike as a 'direct hit' on the nine-story apartment building, hitting just before 5 a.m. local time Thursday (10 p.m. ET Wednesday). 'I was just sleeping. I woke up atop the rubble downstairs,' a survivor of the attack, Veronika, told Reuters news from the hospital, where she is nursing a broken leg. The 23-year-old was blown from the ninth floor of her apartment building. 'Once again, this vile strike by Russia demonstrates the need for increased pressure on Moscow and additional sanctions,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday. 'No matter how much the Kremlin denies their effectiveness, sanctions do work – and they must be strengthened.' Zelensky added that 'in July alone, Russia used over 5,100 glide bombs against Ukraine, more than 3,800 'Shaheds' (drones), and nearly 260 missiles of various types.' Russia also struck the regions of Donetsk and Kharkiv overnight into Thursday. A strike on a five-story block in the Donetsk region city of Kramatorsk, which partially destroyed the building, killed three people. That was followed by more strikes on Ukraine overnight into Friday, which killed at least three civilians and injured 27 others. This week, US President Donald Trump cited Moscow's killing of Ukrainian civilians as he shortened a window for Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a ceasefire or face greater sanctions. The Kremlin's aerial attacks on Ukrainian population centers have ramped up sharply this year, leaning heavily on cheap-to-manufacture drone swarms that are intended to overwhelm Ukraine's air defenses. Drone and missile attacks are launched nearly every night, with much larger salvos now happening more regularly. The interval between large-scale salvo attacks has gone from about a month to as little as two days, according to new analysis from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington DC-based think tank. Meanwhile, the number of munitions Russia uses in these larger scale attacks has risen from about 100 munitions several years ago to nearly 300 munitions in 2025, the CSIS analysis found. CNN's Laura Sharman and Angus Watson contributed to this report.
Yomiuri Shimbun
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Russian Missile and Drone Attack on Kyiv Kills at Least 13 People and Injures More Than 130
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missile and drone attacks overnight on Ukraine's capital city killed at least 13 people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounded 132 others, authorities said Thursday. A 5-month-old girl was among 14 children wounded, Ukraine's Emergency Service said. It was the highest number of children injured in a single attack on Kyiv since the start of Russia's invasion three years ago, according to public records consulted by The Associated Press. A large part of a nine-story residential building collapsed in the attack, City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said. Rescue teams searched for people trapped under the rubble. Yana Zhabborova, 35, a resident of the damaged building, woke up to the sound of thundering explosions, which blew off the doors and windows of her home. 'It is just stress and shock that there is nothing left,' said Zhabborova, a mother of a 5-month-old infant and a 5-year-old child. Russia fired 309 Shahed and decoy drones, and eight Iskander-K cruise missiles overnight, the Ukrainian air force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted and jammed 288 strike drones and three missiles. Five missiles and 21 drones struck targets. Russian troops also struck a residential 5-story building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, according to the head of Donetsk regional military administration Vadym Filashkin. He said one person was killed and at least 11 more injured. At least 27 locations across Kyiv were hit by the attack, Tkachenko said, with the heaviest damage seen in the Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts. More than 100 buildings were damaged in Kyiv, including homes, schools, kindergartens, medical facilities and universities, he said. Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday that it had shot down 32 Ukrainian drones overnight. A drone attack had caused a fire at an industrial site in Russia's Penza region, local Gov. Oleg Melnichenko said. He didn't immediately give further details other than to say that there were no casualties. In the Volgograd region, some trains were also halted after drone wreckage fell on local railway infrastructure, state rail operator Russian Railways said. Russia's Defense Ministry also said that its forces took full control of the strategically important city of Chasiv Yar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Russian and Ukrainian troops have battled for control of Chasiv Yar for nearly 18 months. It includes a hilltop from which troops can attack other key points in the region that form the backbone of Ukraine's eastern defenses. Victor Trehubov, a Ukrainian military spokesperson, denied Russia's claim. 'Just a fabrication, there wasn't even a change in the situation,' he told The Associated Press. A report on Thursday from Ukraine's Army General Staff said there were seven clashes in Chasiv Yar in the past 24 hours. An attached map showed most of the town as being under Russian control. DeepState, an open-source Ukrainian map widely used by the military and analysts, showed early Thursday that neighborhoods to the south and west of Chasiv Yar remained as so-called gray zones, or uncontrolled by either side. The attack targeted the Kyiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Sumy, Mykolaiv regions, with Ukraine's capital being the primary target, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. 'Today, the world once again saw Russia's answer to our desire for peace with America and Europe,' Zelenskyy said. 'New demonstrative killings. That is why peace without strength is impossible.' He called on Ukraine's allies to follow through on defense commitments and pressure Moscow toward real negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a shorter deadline — Aug. 8 — for peace efforts to make progress, or Washington will impose punitive sanctions and tariffs. He said Thursday that his special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia after his current stop in Israel. Trump has grown increasingly critical of Russia. 'I think it's disgusting what they're doing,' he said after the latest attacks. He said the United States is ready to impose sanctions, but 'I don't know that sanctions bother him,' referring to Putin. Western leaders have accused Putin of dragging his feet in U.S.-led peace efforts in an attempt to capture more Ukrainian land.
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Business Standard
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv kills 13, injures more than 130
Russian missile and drone attacks overnight on Ukraine's capital city killed at least 13 people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounded 132 others, authorities said Thursday. A 5-month-old girl was among 14 children wounded, Ukraine's Emergency Service said. It was the highest number of children injured in a single attack on Kyiv since the start of Russia's invasion three years ago, according to public records consulted by The Associated Press. A large part of a nine-story residential building collapsed in the attack, City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said. Rescue teams searched for people trapped under the rubble. Yana Zhabborova, 35, a resident of the damaged building, woke up to the sound of thundering explosions, which blew off the doors and windows of her home. It is just stress and shock that there is nothing left, said Zhabborova, a mother of a 5-month-old infant and a 5-year-old child. Russia fired 309 Shahed and decoy drones, and eight Iskander-K cruise missiles overnight, the Ukrainian air force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted and jammed 288 strike drones and three missiles. Five missiles and 21 drones struck targets. Russian troops also struck a residential 5-story building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, according to the head of Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin. He said one person was killed and at least 11 more injured. At least 27 locations across Kyiv were hit by the attack, Tkachenko said, with the heaviest damage seen in the Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts. More than 100 buildings were damaged in Kyiv, including homes, schools, kindergartens, medical facilities and universities, he said. Russia's Defence Ministry said Thursday that it had shot down 32 Ukrainian drones overnight. A drone attack had caused a fire at an industrial site in Russia's Penza region, local Gov. Oleg Melnichenko said. He didn't immediately give further details other than to say that there were no casualties. In the Volgograd region, some trains were also halted after drone wreckage fell on local railway infrastructure, state rail operator Russian Railways said. Russia's Defence Ministry also said that its forces took full control of the strategically important city of Chasiv Yar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Russian and Ukrainian troops have battled for control of Chasiv Yar for nearly 18 months. It includes a hilltop from which troops can attack other key points in the region that form the backbone of Ukraine's eastern defences. Victor Trehubov, a Ukrainian military spokesperson, denied Russia's claim. Just a fabrication, there wasn't even a change in the situation," he told The Associated Press. A report on Thursday from Ukraine's Army General Staff said there were seven clashes in Chasiv Yar in the past 24 hours. An attached map showed most of the town as being under Russian control. DeepState, an open-source Ukrainian map widely used by the military and analysts, showed early Thursday that neighbourhoods to the south and west of Chasiv Yar remained as so-called grey zones, or uncontrolled by either side. The attack targeted the Kyiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Sumy, Mykolaiv regions, with Ukraine's capital being the primary target, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. Today, the world once again saw Russia's answer to our desire for peace with America and Europe, Zelenskyy said. New demonstrative killings. That is why peace without strength is impossible. He called on Ukraine's allies to follow through on defence commitments and pressure Moscow toward real negotiations. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a shorter deadline August 8 for peace efforts to make progress, or Washington will impose punitive sanctions and tariffs. He said Thursday that his special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia after his current stop in Israel. Trump has grown increasingly critical of Russia. I think it's disgusting what they're doing, he said after the latest attacks. He said the United States is ready to impose sanctions, but I don't know that sanctions bother him, referring to Putin. Western leaders have accused Putin of dragging his feet in U.S.-led peace efforts in an attempt to capture more Ukrainian land.
The Hindu
01-08-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 13 people and injures more than 130
Russian missile and drone attacks overnight on Ukraine's capital city killed at least 13 people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounded 132 others, authorities said Thursday (July 31, 2025). A 5-month-old girl was among 14 children wounded, Ukraine's Emergency Service said. It was the highest number of children injured in a single attack on Kyiv since the start of Russia's invasion three years ago, according to public records consulted by The Associated Press. A large part of a nine-story residential building collapsed in the attack, City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said. Rescue teams searched for people trapped under the rubble. Yana Zhabborova, 35, a resident of the damaged building, woke up to the sound of thundering explosions, which blew off the doors and windows of her home. 'It is just stress and shock that there is nothing left,' said Zhabborova, a mother of a 5-month-old infant and a 5-year-old child. Russia fired 309 Shahed and decoy drones, and eight Iskander-K cruise missiles overnight, the Ukrainian air force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted and jammed 288 strike drones and three missiles. Five missiles and 21 drones struck targets. Russian troops also struck a residential 5-story building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, according to the head of Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin. He said one person was killed and at least 11 more injured. At least 27 locations across Kyiv were hit by the attack, Tkachenko said, with the heaviest damage seen in the Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts. More than 100 buildings were damaged in Kyiv, including homes, schools, kindergartens, medical facilities and universities, he said. Russia's Defence Ministry said Thursday that it had shot down 32 Ukrainian drones overnight. A drone attack had caused a fire at an industrial site in Russia's Penza region, local Gov. Oleg Melnichenko said. He didn't immediately give further details other than to say that there were no casualties. In the Volgograd region, some trains were also halted after drone wreckage fell on local railway infrastructure, state rail operator Russian Railways said. Russia's Defence Ministry also said that its forces took full control of the strategically important city of Chasiv Yar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. Russian and Ukrainian troops have battled for control of Chasiv Yar for nearly 18 months. It includes a hilltop from which troops can attack other key points in the region that form the backbone of Ukraine's eastern defences. Victor Trehubov, a Ukrainian military spokesperson, denied Russia's claim. 'Just a fabrication, there wasn't even a change in the situation," he told The Associated Press. A report on Thursday from Ukraine's Army General Staff said there were seven clashes in Chasiv Yar in the past 24 hours. An attached map showed most of the town as being under Russian control. DeepState, an open-source Ukrainian map widely used by the military and analysts, showed early Thursday that neighbourhoods to the south and west of Chasiv Yar remained as so-called grey zones, or uncontrolled by either side. The attack targeted the Kyiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Sumy, Mykolaiv regions, with Ukraine's capital being the primary target, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. 'Today, the world once again saw Russia's answer to our desire for peace with America and Europe,' Zelenskyy said. 'New demonstrative killings. That is why peace without strength is impossible.' He called on Ukraine's allies to follow through on defence commitments and pressure Moscow toward real negotiations. US President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a shorter deadline — August 8 — for peace efforts to make progress, or Washington will impose punitive sanctions and tariffs. He said Thursday that his special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia after his current stop in Israel. Trump has grown increasingly critical of Russia. 'I think it's disgusting what they're doing,' he said after the latest attacks. He said the United States is ready to impose sanctions, but 'I don't know that sanctions bother him,' referring to Putin. Western leaders have accused Putin of dragging his feet in U.S.-led peace efforts in an attempt to capture more Ukrainian land.
