Several killed, dozens wounded in Russian attack on Ukrainian capital

At least 14 people were killed and dozens of others were hurt in a rare attack by Russia on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, according to authorities, which included a drone and missile attack.

As Russian projectiles flooded through various Ukrainian capital districts, powerful explosions strode through the predawn sky, leaving columns of smoke in columns.

The assault was the first significant combined attack on Kyiv in weeks as US-led peace initiatives struggle to retake control of the three-year conflict.

At least 14 people were killed in the assault, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

According to preliminary information, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported that two children were among the dead.

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, characterized it as a “massive attack” causing extensive harm. He claimed that 30 of the injured were hospitalized, of which at least 38 were hurt.

Moscow launched ballistic and cruise missiles, along with Iranian-designed Shahed drones, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city’s military administration, from various directions “systematically” targeting residential buildings.

As defenders attempted to intercept drones above the city center, red tracer rounds drew near-incidental colors, with at least one missile allegedly being shot down. Some 100 people opted for sleeping bags or pets and sought shelter in a subway station.

According to Klitschko, a five-storey building in the Darnytskyi district fell when a shopping mall in the city center was struck.

Russian forces were also reported on Thursday in the Zaporizhia region by Ukrainian authorities.

More than 100 Ukrainian drones were claimed to have been destroyed overnight by Russian authorities, and an attack reportedly set off fire at an oil refinery in the Krasnodar region.

As a result of increased diplomatic efforts, Russian forces have recently made sluggish but steady territorial gains. Trump recently had high-profile encounters with Zelenskyy, the president of Russia, and Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, in Alaska.

However, diplomatic progress is still slow. Before concluding any peace agreement, Ukraine requests guarantees for future Russian attacks from the West. Russia has refrained from making any demands of Kyiv’s, especially those that oppose Western peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.