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At least 14 killed and dozens injured in Russian strike on Kyiv At least 14 killed and dozens injured in Russian strike on Kyiv
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Ukraine's interior minister says the attack was one of the largest attacks on the city since Russia launched its full-scale invasion It is one of the largest bombardments of the capital since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion
At least 14 people have been killed and more than forty injured in Russian strikes on the city of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say. At least 14 people have been killed overnight and dozens more wounded in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, officials say.
The country's interior minister, Igor Klymenko, said Russian drones and missiles targeted 27 locations in the capital overnight into Tuesday, damaging residential buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure. It was one of the largest bombardments of the capital since the beginning of the full-scale invasion more than three years ago.
He added that it was one of the largest attacks on the city since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Ukraine's interior minister, Ihor Klymenko, said a total of 440 drones and 32 missiles had been launched at the country.
Meanwhile, Russian air defence units intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones overnight, Moscow's defence ministry said.Meanwhile, Russian air defence units intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones overnight, Moscow's defence ministry said.
The "massive" bombardment of Kyiv lasted for nine hours, according to Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko. "Waking up in utter nightmare: people trapped under rubble and full buildings collapsed," she wrote on X. The strikes on Kyiv lasted more than nine hours – sending residents fleeing to underground shelters from before midnight until after sunrise.
Klymenko said that rescue teams were still working to free people. Officials said a ballistic missile hit a nine-storey apartment building in one district, with a total of 27 districts of the city coming under fire.
An air raid alert remained in effect more than seven hours after it had been proclaimed, the Reuters news agency reported. "Waking up in utter nightmare: people trapped under rubble and full buildings collapsed," Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko wrote on X.
"More strikes by Russian drones on residential buildings in Kyiv," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, wrote on Telegram. "Russia is continuing its war on civilians." Klymenko said rescue teams were still working to free people.
Loud explosions rocked the city, along with the rattle of the machine guns used by mobile Ukrainian air defence units to shoot down drones.
More sirens later in the morning disrupted rescue operations in the city, hampering emergency workers searching the rubble for survivors.
Russia has intensified its air attacks against Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, with a tactic of sending large waves of drones and decoys designed to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences.
Kyiv has launched attacks of its own, as direct talks between the warring sides failed to secure a ceasefire or significant breakthrough.
Kyiv was hit by a barrage of strikes overnight into TuesdayKyiv was hit by a barrage of strikes overnight into Tuesday
Other parts of the country also came under attack. At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured after the southern city of Odesa was targeted by a large-scale drone attack, Klymenko reported. President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia's most recent wave of strikes "pure terrorism".
There are fears that people may still be trapped underneath the rubble, Ukraine's emergency service said on Telegram. He accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of carrying out the large scale strikes "solely because he can afford to continue this war".
Ukraine and Russia have continued to launch drone attacks in recent weeks, as direct talks between the warring sides failed to secure a ceasefire or significant breakthrough. "It is bad when the powerful of this world turn a blind eye to this," he said, adding: "It is the terrorists who should feel the pain, not normal, peaceful people."
The talks held in Turkey in May resulted in a prisoner swap Drone strikes also hit the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, killing one person and injuring at least 10 others, Klymenko said.
War has been waging for more than three years since Russia launched its invasion in February 2022. It currently controls around 20% of Ukrainian territory, including the Crimean peninsula it annexed in 2014 after the overthrow of Ukraine's pro-Russian president. Zelenksy had been hoping to speak with the US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada on Tuesday but Trump cut short his stay amid the escalating crisis in the Middle East.
The news will come as a blow to Zelensky and his administration, which had been hoping to secure US support at the conference for Ukraine's strategic and military goals.