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Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Caught on camera: Terrifying moment Russian drone hits apartment building in Kyiv
A horrifying video captured the moment a Russian drone slammed into a residential building in Kyiv, causing a massive explosion and destroying a portion of the high-rise. The strike was part of a large-scale overnight assault by Russia on Ukraine, which killed at least 14 people, according to Ukrainian officials. The viral video shows the drone flying towards the building before making direct impact, triggering a fiery blast that sent debris flying. 'A direct strike by a Russian-Iranian Shahed drone on an apartment building full of civilians in Kyiv,' the caption of the video said. Ukraine's Interior Minister, Igor Klymenko, said that a total of 27 sites across Kyiv were targeted in the attack, involving both drones and missiles. 'Residential buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure facilities' were among the targets, Klymenko said. In one apartment complex alone, over 30 homes were destroyed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, condemned the strikes on civilian areas, saying Russia was 'continuing its war against civilians.' The attack comes amid ongoing direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine aimed at ending the more than three-year-old war. While some progress has been made on humanitarian fronts, like prisoner exchanges and the return of fallen soldiers' remains, talks have yet to produce a ceasefire. Moscow has rejected Kyiv's call for an "unconditional" truce, which is backed by several European nations. Ukraine, in turn, has dismissed Russia's demands as 'ultimatums.' Despite international pressure, Russia continues its aggressive military campaign. The latest escalation coincided with a planned meeting between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in Canada. However, the White House announced that Trump would return to Washington a day earlier than scheduled due to rising tensions in the Middle East. As both sides continue to exchange drone attacks and missiles, civilians remain trapped in the crossfire, bearing the brunt of a war with no immediate end in sight.
New Straits Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Russian strikes kill 14 in 'horrific' attack on Kyiv
KYIV: Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at Kyiv on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called "one of the most horrific attacks" on the capital. The strike was one of the deadliest on Kyiv since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and came as direct peace talks between the two sides appeared to stall. Zelenskyy said "an entire section of an apartment block" was destroyed and rescuers were searching under the rubble for possible survivors. AFP journalists heard drones flying over the city and explosions ringing out as Ukrainian air defence systems attempted to intercept the barrage. Dozens of residents took shelter in a metro station in central Kyiv, sleeping on mats, exchanging information on the drone and missile threat or reassuring pets, AFP journalists saw. Residents in Kyiv told AFP the attack was one of the strongest in recent memory. "It was probably the most hellish night in my memory for our neighbourhood," 20-year-old Ukrainian student Alina Shtompel told AFP. "It is indescribably painful that our people are going through this right now." Some 27 locations in Kyiv were hit, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said. One person was also killed and 10 wounded in a strike on the southern port city of Odesa, while attacks on the Sumy and Kherson regions later in the day killed two others, authorities said. A total of 440 drones and 32 missiles were used in the strikes nationwide, Zelensky said. "Kyiv has faced one of the most horrific attacks," the Ukrainian leader wrote on Facebook. "Right now in Kyiv, efforts are underway to rescue people from under the rubble of an ordinary residential building – it's still unclear how many remain trapped." He urged the international community not to "turn a blind eye." Russian President Vladimir "Putin does this solely because he can afford to continue the war. He wants the war to go on," he said. Another Kyiv resident, Sergiy, said his windows were shattered during the strikes. "I was asleep. There was a loud bang. The window was smashed, and glass rained down on me," he said. Residential buildings, educational institutions and "critical infrastructure facilities" were all hit, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko wrote on Telegram. A total of 114 were wounded in the attack on Kyiv, 68 of them hospitalised, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said. He reported earlier that a US citizen had died in a Russian attack on the capital's Solomyansky district. "During the attack on Kyiv... a 62-year-old US citizen died in a house opposite to the place where medics were providing assistance to the injured," Klitschko said on Telegram. Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said the new strikes showed Moscow was "continuing its war against civilians." More than three years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has kept up its attacks despite efforts by the United States to broker a ceasefire. Talks have stalled. Moscow has rejected the "unconditional" truce demanded by Kyiv and its European allies, while Ukraine has dismissed Russia's demands as "ultimatums."
The Journal
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Journal
At least 14 killed and 44 injured after Russian strikes on Kyiv
AT LEAST 14 people have died and 44 have been wounded after a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities have said. More people were also reportedly wounded in the Odesa and Chernigiv regions. '27 locations in different districts of the capital came under enemy fire tonight',' Interior Minister Igor Klymenko wrote on Telegram. He added that 'residential buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure facilities' had all been hit. 'The death toll has risen to 14 people. As of now, 44 people have been injured in Kyiv,' Klymenko said. He added that six others had been injured in Odesa and another in Chernigiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko had earlier reported the death of a US citizen in a Russian attack on the capital's Solomyansky district. 'During the attack on Kyiv… a 62-year-old US citizen died in a house opposite to the place where medics were providing assistance to the injured,' Klitschko said on Telegram. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, slammed the new Russian strikes on 'residential buildings in Kyiv,' saying on Telegram that Moscow was 'continuing its war against civilians'. Advertisement Moscow has kept up its attacks on Ukraine despite efforts by the US to broker a ceasefire. Talks have stalled, with Moscow rejecting the 'unconditional' truce demanded by Kyiv and its European allies, while Ukraine has dismissed Russia's demands as 'ultimatums'. On Monday, Zelenskyy had said he hoped to speak with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit. View of a damaged residential building during a Russian strike on Ukraine. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo But the Ukrainian leader was expected to arrive at the G7 after the departure of the American president, who cut short his stay in the Canadian Rockies as Israel pounded Iran. Prisoner exchange Meanwhile, Russia has returned 1,245 bodies to Ukraine in the final stage of a deal to repatriate more than 6,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers agreed at peace talks this month. Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement on a large-scale exchange of prisoners and the bodies of killed soldiers – the only visible result from two rounds of direct talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul. 'Another 1,245 bodies returned to Ukraine – repatriation part of Istanbul agreements has been completed,' the government agency coordinating the repatriation said. Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said on Facebook that Kyiv had received more than 6,000 bodies in total over the past week. The Russian defence ministry gave a slightly different figure of 1,248 for the number of bodies returned in the final stage of the accord – three more than Kyiv said it had received. Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko on Monday accused Russia of 'deliberately complicating the identification process'. Related Reads Ukraine says it has received another 1,200 bodies from Russia Russian strikes kill two and wound 60 in Ukraine Two killed after Russian strikes on Kyiv and Odesa, hitting maternity hospital, Ukraine says 'Bodies are returned in an extremely mutilated state, parts of (the same) bodies are in different bags,' Klymenko said on Telegram. Ukraine also 'received bodies of Russian soldiers mixed with those of Ukrainians' during the previous stages of the repatriation last week, he added. Zelenskyy said on Monday that Moscow had offered Kyiv to swap captured Russian soldiers for Ukrainian children under its jurisdiction. Kyiv says that hundreds of Ukrainian children were forcibly taken by Russia during its invasion and handed a list with the names of some of them to Moscow's delegation at the talks in Istanbul. 'Russians proposed this: we give them their soldiers, and they give us children,' Zelenskyy told reporters in Vienna, without elaborating on the proposal. 'It is simply beyond comprehension and beyond international law, but it is in their spirit,' he added, calling the idea 'madness'. Moscow's defence ministry confirmed the latest handover of bodies on Monday, saying it had 'fulfilled the agreement'. Russia also said it was ready to 'hand over another 2,239 bodies of fallen servicemen'. Moscow said it had received the bodies of 51 dead Russian soldiers in return, taking the total number handed over by Ukraine in the latest exchanges to 78. © AFP 2025
Free Malaysia Today
5 days ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Russian strikes kill 14, wound dozens in Kyiv
Ukrainian interior minister Igor Klymenko said 27 different locations in Kyiv came under Russian fire. (AP pic) KYIV : A Russian attack on Ukraine killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens in the capital, authorities said today, with more wounded reported in the Odesa and Chernigiv regions. Interior minister Igor Klymenko wrote on Telegram: '27 locations in different districts of the capital came under enemy fire tonight'. He added that 'residential buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure facilities' had all been hit. 'The death toll has risen to 14 people. As of now, 44 people have been injured in Kyiv,' Klymenko said. He added that six others had been injured in Odesa and another in Chernigiv. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko had earlier reported the death of a US citizen in a Russian attack on the capital's Solomyansky district. 'During the attack on Kyiv… a 62-year-old US citizen died in a house opposite to the place where medics were providing assistance to the injured,' Klitschko said on Telegram. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, slammed the new Russian strikes on 'residential buildings in Kyiv,' saying on Telegram that Moscow was 'continuing its war against civilians'. Moscow has kept up its attacks on Ukraine despite efforts by the US to broker a ceasefire. Talks have stalled. Moscow has rejected the 'unconditional' truce demanded by Kyiv and its European allies, while Ukraine has dismissed Russia's demands as 'ultimatums'. Yesterday, Zelensky had said he hoped to speak with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit. But the Ukrainian leader was expected to arrive at the G7 after the departure of the American president, who cut short his stay in the Canadian Rockies as Israel pounded Iran.
The Sun
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Russian strikes kill 14 in ‘horrific' attack on Kyiv
KYIV: Russian strikes killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens in Kyiv in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday called 'one of the most horrific attacks' on the capital. Zelensky said 'an entire section of an apartment block' was destroyed and rescuers were searching under the rubble for possible survivors. AFP journalists heard drones flying over the city and explosions ringing out as Ukrainian air defence systems opened fire during the Russian barrage. Dozens of Kyiv residents were taking shelter in a metro station in central Kyiv, sleeping on mats, exchanging information on the drone and missile threat or reassuring pets, AFP journalists reported. Some 27 locations in Kyiv were hit, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said. One person was also killed and 10 wounded in a strike on Odesa, with Zelensky saying that a total of 440 drones and 32 missiles were used in the strikes nationwide. 'Kyiv has faced one of the most horrific attacks,' Zelensky wrote on Facebook. 'Right now in Kyiv, efforts are underway to rescue people from under the rubble of an ordinary residential building -- it's still unclear how many remain trapped,' he said. He urged the international community not to 'turn a blind eye'. Russian President Vladimir 'Putin does this solely because he can afford to continue the war. He wants the war to go on,' he said. Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said in a social media post: 'This is how Russia fights -- it kills civilians in ordinary homes, deliberately.' US citizen dead Interior Minister Igor Klymenko wrote on Telegram: '27 locations in different districts of the capital came under enemy fire tonight'. He added that 'residential buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure facilities' had all been hit. 'The death toll has risen to 14 people. As of now, 44 people have been injured in Kyiv,' Klymenko said. He added that six others had been injured in Odesa and another in Chernigiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko had earlier reported the death of a US citizen in a Russian attack on the capital's Solomyansky district. 'During the attack on Kyiv... a 62-year-old US citizen died in a house opposite to the place where medics were providing assistance to the injured,' Klitschko said on Telegram. Yermak slammed the new Russian strikes on 'residential buildings in Kyiv', saying on Telegram that Moscow was 'continuing its war against civilians'. More than three years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has kept up its attacks despite efforts by the United States to broker a ceasefire. Talks have stalled. Moscow has rejected the 'unconditional' truce demanded by Kyiv and its European allies, while Ukraine has dismissed Russia's demands as 'ultimatums'. On Monday, Zelensky had said he hoped to speak with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada. But the Ukrainian leader was expected to arrive at the G7 after the departure of the American president, who cut short his stay in the Canadian Rockies as Israel pounded Iran.
