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| Zelensky condemns 'ruthless attack' after Russia hits main government building in Kyiv | Zelensky condemns 'ruthless attack' after Russia hits main government building in Kyiv |
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| Watch: The BBC's Sarah Rainsford at the scene of Ukrainian government building strike | Watch: The BBC's Sarah Rainsford at the scene of Ukrainian government building strike |
| Ukraine's main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time in the war during Russian attacks, the Ukrainian prime minister has said. | Ukraine's main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time in the war during Russian attacks, the Ukrainian prime minister has said. |
| Yulia Svyrydenko said the building's roof and upper floors were damaged and a fire ignited "due to an enemy attack". | Yulia Svyrydenko said the building's roof and upper floors were damaged and a fire ignited "due to an enemy attack". |
| At least four people were killed in strikes across the country, including a baby and a young woman who died after a nine-storey residential building was hit in Kyiv's Svyatoshynsky district, officials said. | At least four people were killed in strikes across the country, including a baby and a young woman who died after a nine-storey residential building was hit in Kyiv's Svyatoshynsky district, officials said. |
| Ukraine's air force reported that a record number of drones and missiles were launched by Russia in the latest nightly attack - more than 800 in total. | Ukraine's air force reported that a record number of drones and missiles were launched by Russia in the latest nightly attack - more than 800 in total. |
| According to the air force, nine missiles and 56 drones hit 37 locations, and the downed wreckage fell at eight locations. | According to the air force, nine missiles and 56 drones hit 37 locations, and the downed wreckage fell at eight locations. |
| Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the barrage caused damage in the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the barrage caused damage in the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih and Odesa, as well as in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions. |
| "Such killings now, at a time when real diplomacy could have started a long time ago, are a deliberate crime and an attempt to prolong the war," Zelensky said on social media, urging political will from the world to stop the attacks. | "Such killings now, at a time when real diplomacy could have started a long time ago, are a deliberate crime and an attempt to prolong the war," Zelensky said on social media, urging political will from the world to stop the attacks. |
| Russia's defence ministry said it had carried out strikes on Ukraine's military-industrial complex and transport infrastructure, inflicting damage on weapons and military equipment warehouses. | Russia's defence ministry said it had carried out strikes on Ukraine's military-industrial complex and transport infrastructure, inflicting damage on weapons and military equipment warehouses. |
| The Kyiv government building that was hit is also known as the cabinet of ministers building, as it houses the offices of Ukraine's main ministers. | The Kyiv government building that was hit is also known as the cabinet of ministers building, as it houses the offices of Ukraine's main ministers. |
| Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko suggested a drone may have accidentally hit the cabinet building after being intercepted, although the details remained unclear on Sunday. | Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko suggested a drone may have accidentally hit the cabinet building after being intercepted, although the details remained unclear on Sunday. |
| "In Pechersk district, a fire broke out in a government building as a result of an UAV possibly being shot down," he wrote on Telegram. | "In Pechersk district, a fire broke out in a government building as a result of an UAV possibly being shot down," he wrote on Telegram. |
| This is a new twist in Russia's attacks on Ukraine. Until now, no government building has been hit - the centre of Kyiv is very heavily defended, it has been since the start of the full-scale invasion. So this will shake people. | This is a new twist in Russia's attacks on Ukraine. Until now, no government building has been hit - the centre of Kyiv is very heavily defended, it has been since the start of the full-scale invasion. So this will shake people. |
| It is a symbolic strike. It also shows clearly that Russian President Vladimir Putin's talk about being ready for peace is all posturing. He is not stopping. Instead, Russia is intensifying its attacks. | It is a symbolic strike. It also shows clearly that Russian President Vladimir Putin's talk about being ready for peace is all posturing. He is not stopping. Instead, Russia is intensifying its attacks. |
| The BBC's team was not allowed close to the cabinet building. The whole area is behind a checkpoint, because all the main official buildings are there - government, parliament and the presidential palace. | The BBC's team was not allowed close to the cabinet building. The whole area is behind a checkpoint, because all the main official buildings are there - government, parliament and the presidential palace. |
| But earlier on Sunday, the team saw a large column of smoke rising into the sky from just behind the Maidan, Independence Square. | But earlier on Sunday, the team saw a large column of smoke rising into the sky from just behind the Maidan, Independence Square. |
| Then they heard and saw two Russian cruise missiles moving at very high speed, before another explosion. | Then they heard and saw two Russian cruise missiles moving at very high speed, before another explosion. |
| Watch: Smoke rises from Ukrainian government building damaged during Russian strike | Watch: Smoke rises from Ukrainian government building damaged during Russian strike |
| At a block of flats in Kyiv that was hit, one woman, Valentina, and her husband were fast asleep when the strike shattered their windows and covered them in glass. | At a block of flats in Kyiv that was hit, one woman, Valentina, and her husband were fast asleep when the strike shattered their windows and covered them in glass. |
| "At least we're alive," she said, deeply saddened by the death of a young woman neighbour with her tiny baby. | "At least we're alive," she said, deeply saddened by the death of a young woman neighbour with her tiny baby. |
| People say the family had only just moved into the apartment and that the woman's husband is in hospital, badly hurt. | People say the family had only just moved into the apartment and that the woman's husband is in hospital, badly hurt. |
| Kyiv officials said several multi-storey residential buildings in the Svyatoshynkyi and Darnytskyi districts were partially destroyed after direct hits. | Kyiv officials said several multi-storey residential buildings in the Svyatoshynkyi and Darnytskyi districts were partially destroyed after direct hits. |
| Valentina was sleeping when her apartment was struck by a Russian drone | Valentina was sleeping when her apartment was struck by a Russian drone |
| Elsewhere in Ukraine, 17 people were injured in a strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia, when multiple buildings including homes and a nursery were hit, regional administration head Ivan Fedorov said. | Elsewhere in Ukraine, 17 people were injured in a strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia, when multiple buildings including homes and a nursery were hit, regional administration head Ivan Fedorov said. |
| Outside the city, a woman was killed and a man was missing after a Russian glide bomb hit the Novopavlivka village, Fedorov added. | Outside the city, a woman was killed and a man was missing after a Russian glide bomb hit the Novopavlivka village, Fedorov added. |
| Another person was killed in Safonivka, in the Sumy region, and another in the Chernihiv region, Zelensky said. | Another person was killed in Safonivka, in the Sumy region, and another in the Chernihiv region, Zelensky said. |
| Russia also attacked Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky's hometown in central Ukraine, where three infrastructure facilities were hit. Air raid warnings were activated overnight for all of the country's regions. | Russia also attacked Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky's hometown in central Ukraine, where three infrastructure facilities were hit. Air raid warnings were activated overnight for all of the country's regions. |
| There were also strikes from Ukraine into Russia. | |
| In a statement, the Russian defence ministry said its air defence forces shot down or intercepted 69 Ukrainian drones in a number of Russian regions. | In a statement, the Russian defence ministry said its air defence forces shot down or intercepted 69 Ukrainian drones in a number of Russian regions. |
| At least three civilians were killed and buildings were damaged in the Belgorod region, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Sunday. | |
| Ukrainian drones carried out another strike against the key Russian oil pipeline Druzhba, the Ukrainian unmanned aerial forces commander Robert Brovdi said. He said a pumping station in Russia's Bryansk region was hit. | Ukrainian drones carried out another strike against the key Russian oil pipeline Druzhba, the Ukrainian unmanned aerial forces commander Robert Brovdi said. He said a pumping station in Russia's Bryansk region was hit. |
| Earlier this week, Putin rejected Western proposals for a "reassurance force" in Ukraine the day after any ceasefire comes into place, following a Paris summit aimed at finalising plans for security guarantees. | Earlier this week, Putin rejected Western proposals for a "reassurance force" in Ukraine the day after any ceasefire comes into place, following a Paris summit aimed at finalising plans for security guarantees. |
| British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Sunday's attack in Ukraine, saying they showed that "Putin believes he can act with impunity" and "is not serious about peace." | British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Sunday's attack in Ukraine, saying they showed that "Putin believes he can act with impunity" and "is not serious about peace." |
| French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 of Ukraine's allies had formally committed to deploying troops "by land, sea or air" to help provide security the moment fighting was brought to a halt. He gave no further details. | French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 of Ukraine's allies had formally committed to deploying troops "by land, sea or air" to help provide security the moment fighting was brought to a halt. He gave no further details. |
| Putin sought to quash the allies' initiative, warning that any troops deployed to Ukraine would be "legitimate targets". | Putin sought to quash the allies' initiative, warning that any troops deployed to Ukraine would be "legitimate targets". |
| Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory - including the southern Crimea peninsula illegally annexed in 2014. | Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory - including the southern Crimea peninsula illegally annexed in 2014. |
| Additional reporting by Vitaliy Shevchenko | Additional reporting by Vitaliy Shevchenko |