‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv kills at least 4, dozens hurt

At least four people have been killed and more than 20 others have been injured in a Russian drone and missile attack that occurred overnight in Kiev, according to officials.

As Russian projectiles damaged and destroyed buildings in several of the city’s districts, powerful explosions rocked the city until early on Thursday morning, illuminating the sky and leaving behind columns of smoke.

Since Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska earlier this month to discuss ending the Ukrainian conflict, the attack was the first significant combined Russian drone and missile attack to strike Kyiv.

According to preliminary information, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s city military administration, a 14-year-old girl was one of the reported dead.

Directly struck by a five-story residential building in the city’s Darnytskyi district. Tkachenko said, “Everything is destroyed.”

He claimed that the Russian terrorist state was staging a massive attack in Kyiv tonight.

At least four people have been confirmed dead, according to the Kyiv Independent, and authorities anticipate an increase in casualties.

A major highway in central Kyiv was strewn with shattered glass as a result of a second strike, and rescue teams were attempting to rescue people trapped beneath rubble from about 20 different affected areas.

Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Kiev, added that two children were also hurt and that it was a “massive attack” by Russia.

Officials provided a lengthy list of damaged buildings, including several high-rise apartment blocks, to news organizations, as well as photos and videos that were online that showed apartments burning and building smoke.

President Trump has so far tried to persuade Putin to end his conflict with Ukraine, and Moscow and Kyiv have traded accusations over a diplomatic impasse in an effort to put an end to the fighting.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, announced on Wednesday that his administration would hold a Friday meeting with US officials in New York.