14 dead in the worst Russian attacks on Kyiv for weeks
14 dead in the worst Russian attacks on Kyiv for weeks
During the night, Russian drone and rocket attacks on Kiev made 14 lives, as official bodies reported on Tuesday. This is the most fatal attacks on the Ukrainian capital in the past few weeks.
injured and harm in Kyiv
More than 55 people were injured in the city, according to the Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko, making this night one of the most dangerous for the residents of Kiev. The citizens heard loud sirens from Monday evening until the early hours of Tuesday, which resulted in a sleepless night for many residents. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the sirens were an alarm because of a ballistic threat scenario.
of the injured people were brought to hospitals, Klitschko continued. Residential buildings and other infrastructures were badly damaged. "We hope that no deaths will be found under the ruins, but we cannot rule out that," added Klitschko. “The number of victims could increase.”
Details about the attacks
In the attack in the Solomyanskyi district, a 62-year-old US citizen died in a opposite house, while paramedics wanted to help the victims on site, Klitschko reported on Telegram, without further details.
savior and police officers worked to recover from a partially collapsed building, as can be seen in a Video of the state emergency authority of Ukraine. Rauch rose from the scene and ruins were scattered everywhere. Vehicles in front of the building were burned out and destroyed.
firefights in various districts
The attacks occurred when Trump announced that the G7 summit in Canada returned to Washington a day earlier. His early departure means that he will miss an important meeting with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj on the edge of the event. It would have been the third meeting of the two leaders since Trump's took office in January.
Ukraine and the support of North Korea
Ukrainian officials had hoped that a positive interaction with Trump Kiev could advance, especially since Russia in recent weeks has its air strikes In the meantime, the secretary of the Russian Security Council, Sergey Shoigu, has arrived at a “other mission” in Pyongyang, as reported by the Russian news agency TASS. Shoigu should meet with the North Korean leader Kim Jong un.
Pjöngjang continued the support for Moscow's war against Ukraine, while global leaders are demanding an end to the three -year conflict. According to a report from May from an international surveillance site last year has soldiers and millions of ammunition, including rockets, Russia delivered.
warnings of the USA
The USA have warned that Russia may be about to, with North Korea, in exchange for continuing support in the war in Ukraine.
In April, Russia had started its fatal waves of attacks on Kiev for nine months and sent 70 rockets and 145 drones towards Ukraine, which mainly aimed at the capital, with at least 12 people were killed and 90 others were injured.
The United States was less willing to equip the Ukraine, which was very inferior with weapons, pressed the European partners to provide more help and threatened to completely withdraw from peace talks.
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