Russia attacks Kyiv with rockets and drones, after a prisoner exchange
Russia attacks Kyiv with rockets and drones, after a prisoner exchange
In the night of Saturday, the Ukrainian capital Kiev became the goal of a large -scale attack with drones and rockets from Russia, just a few hours after Russia and Ukraine with an important prisoner exchange
damage and injured by air strikes
At least eight people were injured in the attacks and there were several fires, while rubble was distributed in different parts of the city. The Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced via Telegram that two residents needed hospital treatment and that the air defense workers were in use. According to reports, fragments of a drone hit the top floor of a residential building.explosions and sirens at night
explosions and loud sirens could be heard in the entire capital, as can be seen in videos published by the Reuters news agency. Several fires were observed before the nightly skyline. Timur Tkachenko, head of the military administration of Kiev, reported that a fire broke out on two floors in a residential building in the Dniprowskyi district, says Reuters.
additional reports about fires
The authorities also reported a fire in Obolon, in the northern suburb of the city, as well as fallen ruins at a shopping center in the same area. Drone fragments struck in several other far apart.
background of the attack
The night attack took place after Russia and Ukraine had completed the first phase of a prisoner exchange, which is expected to be the greatest since the beginning of the war. The exchange began on Friday and will continue on Saturday and Sunday, with an agreement exists to exchange 2,000 people - 1,000 each from both sides.
Important conversations in Istanbul
The agreement to leave 1,000 prisoners on each page was the only essential result of the meeting between Moscow in Istanbul last week. This was the first time that the two sides talked to each other directly since Russia started the complete and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
reactions to the conversations
The meeting in Istanbul was originally formulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in response to an ultimatum for ceasefire or sanctions that Kiev had provided European allies-many regarded this as a clear attempt by the Kremlin boss to distract and delay.
Ukraine and its allies demanded that Russia in Istanbul agree to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, but this did not happen. Neither the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj nor Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the talks in Istanbul.
This story continues to develop and is updated.
To this report, CNNS Ivana Kottasová, Victoria Butenko, Svitlana Vlasova and Eve Brennan contributed.
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