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| Ukraine's main government building in Kyiv hit for first time, PM says | Ukraine's main government building in Kyiv hit for first time, PM says |
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| Watch: Moment missile strikes Ukrainian government building | Watch: Moment missile strikes Ukrainian government building |
| Ukraine's main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time in the war during Russian attacks, the Ukrainian prime minister says. | Ukraine's main government building in Kyiv has been hit for the first time in the war during Russian attacks, the Ukrainian prime minister says. |
| Yulia Svyrydenko said the building's roof and upper floors were damaged "due to an enemy attack" and firefighters were extinguishing the blaze. | Yulia Svyrydenko said the building's roof and upper floors were damaged "due to an enemy attack" and firefighters were extinguishing the blaze. |
| Also in Kyiv, a baby and a young woman were killed after a nine-storey residential building was hit in the Svyatoshynsky district, with rescuers looking for a third body, officials said. | Also in Kyiv, a baby and a young woman were killed after a nine-storey residential building was hit in the Svyatoshynsky district, with rescuers looking for a third body, officials said. |
| Ukraine's air force reported 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 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 urged political will from the world to stop the attacks. | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky urged 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," he said on social media. | "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," he said on social media. |
| The Kyiv government building that was hit, also known as the cabinet of ministers building, houses the offices of Ukraine's main ministers. | The Kyiv government building that was hit, also known as the cabinet of ministers building, houses the offices of Ukraine's main ministers. |
| 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 is not being allowed close to the cabinet building. This whole area is behind a checkpoint, because all the main official buildings are there - government, parliament and the presidential palace. | The BBC's team is not being allowed close to the cabinet building. This whole area is behind a checkpoint, because all the main official buildings are there - government, parliament and the presidential palace. |
| But earlier, the team saw helicopters overhead dropping water onto the flames. The cloud of smoke rising over the city from the fire was huge. | But earlier, the team saw helicopters overhead dropping water onto the flames. The cloud of smoke rising over the city from the fire was huge. |
| Early on Sunday morning, the team saw a large column of smoke rising into the sky from just behind the Maidan, Independence Square. | Early on Sunday morning, 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. |
| Kyiv's military administration head Tymur Tkachenko had said: "They are deliberately hitting civilian facilities." He urged residents to remain in shelters. | Kyiv's military administration head Tymur Tkachenko had said: "They are deliberately hitting civilian facilities." He urged residents to remain in shelters. |
| Shortly afterwards, Kyiv's mayor Vitaly Klitschko said a government building was on fire in the central Pecherskyi district. He said a downed Russian drone may have caused the blaze. | |
| "Firefighters are working on the scene," the mayor added. | "Firefighters are working on the scene," the mayor added. |
| Elsewhere in Ukraine, 17 people were injured in a strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia, when multiple buildings including a nursery and people's homes 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 a nursery and people's homes were hit, regional administration head Ivan Fedorov said. |
| Outside the city, a woman was killed and a man is still missing after a Russian glide bomb hit the Novopavlivka village, Fedorov said. | Outside the city, a woman was killed and a man is still missing after a Russian glide bomb hit the Novopavlivka village, Fedorov said. |
| 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. |
| Kyiv officials said several multi-storey residential buildings in the western Svyatoshynkyi and south-eastern Darnytskyi districts were partially destroyed and continued to be ablaze after direct hits. | Kyiv officials said several multi-storey residential buildings in the western Svyatoshynkyi and south-eastern Darnytskyi districts were partially destroyed and continued to be ablaze after direct hits. |
| Russia has not commented on the reported drone strikes across Ukraine. | Russia has not commented on the reported drone strikes across Ukraine. |
| 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. |
| Ukrainian drones carried out another strike against the key Russian oil pipeline Druzhba, the Ukrainian unmanned aerial forces commander Robert Brovdi said. Writing on social media, he said that 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. Writing on social media, he said that 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. |
| 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 |