A Russian missile attack on Kyiv early yesterday killed one man and injured three other people, causing damage and fires in several districts in the biggest such attack on Ukraine in weeks, Ukrainian officials said.
The strike was the first large-scale attack using missiles and drones since the US late last month said it had negotiated two ceasefire accords with Russia and Ukraine, including one that would halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the number of Russian air attacks is increasing, indicating that there is not enough international pressure on Moscow.
Photo: EPA-EFE / Ukrainian State Emergency Service
“Such attacks are Putin’s response to all international diplomatic efforts. Each of our partners — America, the whole of Europe, the whole world — has seen that Russia is going to continue to fight and kill,” he wrote in a post on Telegram.
“Therefore, there can be no easing of pressure. All efforts should be made to ensure security and bring peace,” he said.
Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak posted a video of firefighters trying to put out blazes at badly damaged buildings.
Russian forces used ballistic and cruise missiles launched from strategic bombers and naval fleets, as well as drones, during the overnight attack, the Ukrainian Air Force said.
Zelenskiy said that over the past week, Russia had launched more than 1,460 guided aerial bombs, nearly 670 attack drones and more than 30 missiles of different types against Ukraine.
Warnings from the air force of an attack including regions bordering Poland forced the neighboring NATO-member country to scramble aircraft to ensure air safety.
Poland has been on high alert for objects entering its airspace since a stray Ukrainian missile struck the southern Polish village of Przewodow in 2022, killing two people.
Yesterday’s strikes on Kyiv came after officials in the southern region of Mykolaiv reported that three people had been injured in Russian attacks. A day earlier, a Russian attack killed at least 19 people, including nine children, in Kryvyi Rih.
Additional reporting by AFP
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