"The assault began at 3am on Thursday with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles fired by Moscow as the sound of explosions echoed through Kyiv. Water supplies were disrupted in the east of the city. The scale of the Russian attacks and their intensity appeared to put paid to claims by the US president, Donald Trump, that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine was close, following recent remarks by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, that the war might be approaching an end."
"Ukraine's air force said the latest attack involved 56 missiles of various types and almost 700 drones. Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said a large apartment block had collapsed in the Darnytskyi district, where rescue work was ongoing and with 11 people so far rescued. Eighteen apartments have been destroyed. A rescue and search operation is ongoing."
"Forty people have been injured in the capital as a result of the enemy large-scale attack. Among them are two children. Thirty-one of the injured have been taken to hospital, including one child, the mayor added. Wednesday's daytime raids killed at least 14 people and injured more than 80 others."
"They appear to have included double-tap strikes aimed at first responders sent to the sites of attacks, and also struck two-dozen sites associated with Ukraine's railway system and other critical infrastructure. The scale of the recent raids led to warnings that Russia was attempting to overwhelm Ukraine's air defence systems by swarming them with drones and missiles."
Russian missiles and drones attacked Ukraine for a second consecutive day, with Kyiv suffering the most severe impact. The assault began around 3am with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, and explosions echoed across the capital. Water supplies were disrupted in eastern Kyiv. Ukraine’s air force reported 56 missiles of various types and nearly 700 drones in the latest attack. Kyiv’s mayor said a large apartment block collapsed in the Darnytskyi district, with rescue operations ongoing and multiple apartments destroyed. At least three people were killed and about 40 were injured in Kyiv, including children. Earlier daytime raids killed at least 14 and injured more than 80, including strikes targeting first responders and multiple sites tied to railways and critical infrastructure.
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