Russia bombs Kyiv killing four & injuring dozens in missile & drone blitz as Putin plots revenge for Op Spiderweb
At least 20 others are injured in the Ukrainian capital
VLAD ATTACK Russia bombs Kyiv killing four & injuring dozens in missile & drone blitz as Putin plots revenge for Op Spiderweb
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RUSSIA has launched an overnight missile and drone blitz against Ukraine, killing four in Kyiv.
At least 20 others are injured in the Ukrainian capital as fires had to be put out around the city.
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Fire and smoke rise in Kyiv following a Russian drone and missile strike overnight
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Ukrainian air defences shoot back against Russia's strike
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A Russian bomb lands in Ukraine
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In Solomyanskyi district, a fire broke out on the 11th floor of a 16-story residential building.
Emergency services evacuated three people from the apartment, and rescue operations were ongoing.
Another fire broke out in a metal warehouse.
In northern Chernihiv region, a Shahed drone exploded near an apartment building, shattering windows and doors, according to regional military administration chief Dmytro Bryzhynskyi.
He added that explosions from ballistic missiles were also recorded on the outskirts of the city.
The nighttime attack came hours after US President Donald Trump said it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia fight for a while.
The President has been so far unsuccessful on getting the two countries to agree to peace - with Moscow not moving on its demands.
Trump spoke as he met with Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, who appealed to him as the key person in the world who could halt the bloodshed by pressuring Putin.
The American has also hailed Ukraine's daring Operation Spiderweb attack as "strong and badass".
The US president heaped praise on Volodymyr Zelensky for his calculated drone assault attack - but warned it has only made Vlad crazier.
Russia's ambassador to the UK 'blames Britain' for Ukraine's daring drone attack & warns of 'WWIII risk'
The Kremlin dictator held a 75 minute phone call with Trump on Wednesday as they discussed rising tensions in Ukraine.
Top of the agenda was reportedly the 117 drone blitz over the weekend which left four of Russia's key airbases up in flames.
The daring Operation Spiderweb saw a fired up Ukraine wreck 41 Russian planes across the strategic airfields.
Putin's doomsday bomber fleet was crippled with a third of his most prized aircraft lying in smouldering wrecks.
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Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone attack in Kyiv
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