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Ukraine war: Eight killed in major Kyiv attack, Zelensky says Ten killed in Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, says Ukraine
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Air raid sirens heard as deadly Russian strikes hit Kyiv
Ten people including a child have been killed and dozens more wounded in a heavy overnight Russian bombardment of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say.
Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration said more than 20 locations had been hit in districts across the capital, and Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Telegram that the dead included two children.
The Kremlin had chosen "ballistics instead of the negotiating table", said President Volodymyr Zelensky, who reiterated the need for "new, tough sanctions" on Russia.
Ukrainian forces said Russia had fired almost 600 drones and more than 30 ballistic and cruise missiles - the biggest attack on the capital this month.
The wave of missiles came after more than 100,000 Ukrainian homes were left without power by Russian drone attacks on energy infrastructure on Wednesday.
Tymur Tkachenko said one of the children killed was a 14-year-old girl. At least five other children were wounded in the latest strikes which hit ordinary residential buildings, he said on Telegram.
Many buildings including a kindergarten had caught fire, he added.
The mayor of Kyiv said a five-storey building was destroyed and rescue services were searching the rubble.
Military officials have advised people to stay in shelters during the attacksMilitary officials have advised people to stay in shelters during the attacks
Eight people have been killed in Kyiv, including a child, after a heavy Russian bombardment overnight, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday. The headquarters of the European Union delegation in Kyiv was also damaged, said European Council President António Costa.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Telegram that the dead included two children, while Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least 38 people had been injured in the "massive" drone and missile attack.
In a statement on X, Zelensky said the Kremlin had chosen "ballistics instead of the negotiating table", and reiterated the need for "new, tough sanctions" on Russia.
The wave of missiles comes after more than 100,000 Ukrainian homes were left without power by Russian drone attacks on energy infrastructure on Wednesday.
In a post on Telegram, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration, said one of the children who was killed was a 14-year-old girl. At least five children had been injured in the latest drone strikes.
He noted more than 20 districts had been targeted, with many buildings including a kindergarten catching on fire.
Three and a half years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, fighting on the ground shows no sign of abating.Three and a half years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, fighting on the ground shows no sign of abating.
The latest international effort to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine was launched by US President Donald Trump earlier this month. He met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska and Zelensky with European leaders in Washington. Zelensky said the attack on Ukraine's cities and communities was a clear response from the Kremlin to everyone who had called for weeks and months "for a ceasefire and for real diplomacy".
Trump has been pushing for a Putin-Zelensky summit. Ukraine's president has backed the move, but he has sought security guarantees from Western allies to prevent any future Russian attack in the event of a peace deal. US President Donald Trump had hoped to organise a summit involving Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the war, but those efforts have so far failed.
He first met Putin in Alaska before holding talks with Zelensky and European leaders in Washington.
Ukraine's president has backed the move, but the Kremlin has played down any chance of a Putin-Zelensky summit.
Ukraine is working with its European allies on security guarantees to prevent any future Russian attack in the event of a peace deal, while Russia says it will not accept European troops on the ground and says discussing them without Moscow's involvement is a "road to nowhere".
On Tuesday, Zelensky met the head of Britain's armed forces, Adm Sir Tony Radakin, in Kyiv, where they discussed efforts to end the war.On Tuesday, Zelensky met the head of Britain's armed forces, Adm Sir Tony Radakin, in Kyiv, where they discussed efforts to end the war.
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has said he would meet Ukrainian representatives in New York this week, telling Fox News "we talk to the Russians every day".US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has said he would meet Ukrainian representatives in New York this week, telling Fox News "we talk to the Russians every day".
The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has warned that handing over Ukrainian territory to Russia as part of a peace deal was a "trap".The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has warned that handing over Ukrainian territory to Russia as part of a peace deal was a "trap".