#Kyiv

#Kyiv

Nearly four decades later, his widow, Natalia Khodemchuk, died last Saturday at the age of 73 in a Kyiv hospital: the night before, a Russian drone strike had hit her apartment while she slept. The resulting fire has left a black stain on the seventh floor of the building, around what used to be Khodemchuk's apartment. It's a 20-storey block, a massive structure on the outskirts of Kyiv.

Yes, it's happened again. We really want to stay. But if the building is declared unsafe, we have to move.

The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was subjected to "massive" Russian air strikes in the early hours of Friday morning, leaving at least 11 people injured and buildings damaged in "almost every district." Among the injured were five people who had to be hospitalized, including one man in a critical condition and a pregnant woman, according to officials. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said air defense units were in operation to repel the "massive enemy attack" but that "sections of heating networks were damaged."

It was not clear whether Sudokov's family were hurt in the attack. "This is what my house looks like after tonight. Arrival of the shaheed [sic]. The wife, child and mother were at home at the time," Sudakov said in the accompanying post. A wave of 805 drones and 13 missiles were sent by Russia overnight, according to Ukraine's air force.

Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing 10, injuring more than 30 and damaging residential and other buildings across several districts in the city, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Telegram that the dead included two children, with 38 injured. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the wounded included at least three children.