A Russian drone and missile assault on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has killed not less than one particular person and injured seven others, metropolis officers say.
Early on Saturday morning residential buildings in a number of districts have been hit and loud explosions could possibly be heard throughout the town.
Kyiv’s mayor Vitaly Klitschko stated a 13-year-old baby was among the many injured and 4 folks had been taken to hospital.
Earlier this week an identical assault on Kyiv killed seven folks, Ukrainian officers stated. The newest bombardment got here as Ukrainian negotiators have been making ready for talks with US officers this weekend on an amended US peace plan.
The top of Kyiv’s navy administration, Tymur Tkachenko, confirmed Saturday’s strike hit “a number of targets on the capital’s outskirts”.
“Enemy drones are over the town, with air defence responding,” he wrote on Telegram.
“Presently, in Kyiv there’s a complete of 1 lifeless and 7 injured, together with one baby.”
The physique of a person was recovered by rescuers within the Sviatoshynskyi district west of the town, Tkachenko confirmed.
Two girls have been among the many wounded within the city of Brovary east of Kyiv, with the regional governor saying “missiles and drones” focused residential areas.
Klitschko stated the strike had began a hearth within the decrease flooring of a high-rise condo block west of the town centre, whereas one other blaze was introduced beneath management in a central district.
Earlier this week, Russia and Ukraine traded lethal strikes in a single day, which set fireplace to condo buildings and killed seven folks in Kyiv, whereas Russia’s Rostov area reported three deaths.
Saturday’s assault comes amid President Donald Trump’s push for the 2 sides to simply accept a draft peace plan, which was initially slanted closely in the direction of Moscow’s calls for. It was subsequently revised throughout talks between Ukrainian and US negotiators in Geneva.
On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin doubled down on his core calls for for ending the warfare, saying Russia will halt its offensive provided that Ukraine’s troops withdraw from territory claimed by Moscow.
Putin additionally confirmed a US delegation together with particular envoy Steve Witkoff is predicted in Moscow within the first half of subsequent week to debate the draft peace plan on the centre of negotiations.
Zelensky stated in a video deal with late on Thursday that Ukrainian and US delegations would meet “to translate the factors we secured in Geneva right into a type that places us on the trail to peace and safety ensures”.
