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10 people die in Kyiv, 3 in Sumy as Russia intensifies attacks against Ukraine with no truce in sight
The Ukrainian Air Force said that the latest Russian barrage included 352 drones and 16 missiles, which hit several places in the country, but the greatest impact was felt in Kyiv read more Rescue workers extinguish a fire of a house destroyed by a Russian strike in Markhalivka village, Kyiv region, Ukraine. AP file/Representative image At least 10 people have been killed and several others were left injured in Kyiv after a Russian missile and drone attack targeted the Ukrainian capital city. Ukraine's Interior Minister updated on social media that the attacks in Kyiv hit several residential areas, hospitals and sports infrastructure, with six people dying in a high-rise building, the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said. The Ukrainian Air Force said that the latest Russian barrage included 352 drones and 16 missiles, which hit several places in the country, but the greatest impact was felt in Kyiv. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Valeriy Mankuta, a 33-year-old resident of Kyiv, told the BBC, he 'woke up in the rubble' after his building was struck by what officials identified as a missile. He managed to escape by climbing out through a window. 'There were bricks on top of me, something in my mouth. It was absolute hell,' he told Reuters. Russian drone attacks also killed three people in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy, including a child. Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war have stalled, with the last direct meeting between Kyiv and Moscow almost three weeks ago and no follow-up talks scheduled. Meanwhile, Russian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a surprise visit to London on Monday. He is scheduled to attend a two-day NATO summit in The Hague starting on Tuesday. Zelenskyy is set to attend on the sidelines, but his involvement is being kept to a minimum to avoid a confrontation with US President Donald Trump. Since returning to the office, Trump has upended the West's approach towards Russia's war on Ukraine by undercutting Kyiv and opening the door to closer ties with Moscow. Moscow has intensified its offensive against Ukraine in recent days, launching widespread drone and missile attacks designed to overwhelm the air defence systems. With inputs from agencies STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
RTHK
10 hours ago
- Politics
- RTHK
Russian attacks on Kyiv area kill 10, Ukraine says
Russian attacks on Kyiv area kill 10, Ukraine says An apartment building hit during Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv. Photo: Reuters Waves of Russian drones and missiles in and around Kyiv overnight killed 10 people, including one child, lit up the night sky with fires in residential areas and damaged the entrance to a metro station bomb shelter, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. Rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble of an apartment block in Kyiv's busy Shevchenkivskyi district. At least nine people died in the district, the interior ministry said. "There were bricks on me, there was something in my mouth. It was total hell. I woke up in the rubble," said Valeriy Mankuta, who clambered from his window to escape after his building was hit. At least 34 people including four children were wounded in the attacks on Kyiv, the emergencies service said. From midnight until almost dawn, the city shook with explosions and rattling machine gun fire from anti-aircraft units aiming at the drones. Ukraine's air force said it had downed 339 of 352 drones and 15 of 16 missiles launched by Russia in the attack on four Ukrainian regions. In another missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea region of Odesa on Monday, at least two people were killed and 12 wounded, local governor Oleh Kiper said. Moscow has stepped up drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, as talks to end the conflict yielded few results. Monday's strikes come a day before Nato's annual summit is held in the Hague, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Britain to discuss defence. (Reuters)
RTHK
10 hours ago
- Politics
- RTHK
Russian attacks on Kyiv area kill 10, Ukraine says
Russian attacks on Kyiv area kill 10, Ukraine says An apartment building hit during Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv. Photo: Reuters Waves of Russian drones and missiles in and around Kyiv overnight killed 10 people, including one child, lit up the night sky with fires in residential areas and damaged the entrance to a metro station bomb shelter, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. Rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble of an apartment block in Kyiv's busy Shevchenkivskyi district. At least nine people died in the district, the interior ministry said. "There were bricks on me, there was something in my mouth. It was total hell. I woke up in the rubble," said Valeriy Mankuta, who clambered from his window to escape after his building was hit. At least 34 people including four children were wounded in the attacks on Kyiv, the emergencies service said. From midnight until almost dawn, the city shook with explosions and rattling machine gun fire from anti-aircraft units aiming at the drones. Ukraine's air force said it had downed 339 of 352 drones and 15 of 16 missiles launched by Russia in the attack on four Ukrainian regions. In another missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea region of Odesa on Monday, at least two people were killed and 12 wounded, local governor Oleh Kiper said. Moscow has stepped up drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, as talks to end the conflict yielded few results. Monday's strikes come a day before Nato's annual summit is held in the Hague, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Britain to discuss defence. (Reuters)
Al Jazeera
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Kyiv man survives ‘massive' Russian air strike
Kyiv man survives 'massive' Russian air strike NewsFeed Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv overnight in the second major attack this week, killing 10 and wounding several others. Resident Valeriy Mankuta survived a missile strike by climbing down a lightning rod to escape his damaged home. Video Duration 00 minutes 53 seconds 00:53 Video Duration 00 minutes 59 seconds 00:59 Video Duration 00 minutes 44 seconds 00:44 Video Duration 03 minutes 10 seconds 03:10 Video Duration 01 minutes 02 seconds 01:02 Video Duration 01 minutes 10 seconds 01:10 Video Duration 01 minutes 02 seconds 01:02
Irish Times
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Irish Times
Russian attacks on Kyiv area kill eight and injure dozens, Ukraine says
Waves of Russian drones and missiles in and around Kyiv overnight killed eight people, lit up the night sky with fires in residential areas and damaged the entrance to a metro station bomb shelter, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. Rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble of an apartment block in Kyiv's busy Shevchenkivskyi district, less than a kilometre from the US embassy. At least seven people died in the district, the interior ministry said. Valeriy Mankuta (33) described clambering from his window to the third floor below to escape after his building was hit by what authorities said was a missile. Photographs showed several explosions above apartment buildings in the area. 'There were bricks on me, there was something in my mouth. It was total hell. I woke up in the rubble,' Mankuta, a construction worker, said. READ MORE At least 34 people, including four children, were wounded in the attacks on Kyiv, emergencies service said. Ukraine's air force said it downed 339 of 352 drones and 15 of 16 missiles launched by Russia in the attack on four Ukrainian regions. [ Zelenskiy appoints new commander to tackle Ukraine's troop shortages Opens in new window ] Moscow has stepped up drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in recent weeks as talks to end the war , which began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, yielded few results. Monday's strike comes a day before Nato's annual summit is held in The Hague and as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Britain to discuss defence. Although both sides deny targeting civilians, thousands have been killed in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian. Russia has not commented on the latest attacks. Ukrainian rescuers work at the bottom of a residential building, heavily damaged following a strike in Kyiv. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Firefighters battled a blaze at the swimming pool of the National Technical University, also known as the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The large campus has a department working on aerospace technology. Several academic buildings and four dormitories were also hit, the polytechnic said. Interior minister Ihor Klymenko said people could still be under the rubble of buildings after the overnight attacks caused damage in six of the city's 10 districts. An entrance to the metro station in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district was also damaged, officials said. Kyiv's deep metro stations have been used throughout the war as some of the city's safest bomb shelters. In the broader Kyiv region that surrounds the Ukrainian capital, a 68-year-old woman was killed and at least eight people were injured, officials said. Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks on Kyiv last week, when hundreds of drones killed 28 people and injured more than 150. (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2025
