Ukraine has come under heavy Russian bombardment overnight, with a child among three people killed in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said early on Thursday. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the attack on Ukraine's capital was massive with military officials confirming at least 24 people had been injured. A five-storey building collapsed in the Darnytski district and a fire had also been reported in a high-rise residential building in the neighbouring Dnipro district, the mayor added.
The wave of missiles comes after more than 100,000 Ukrainian homes were left without power by the latest Russian drone attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.
In a post on Telegram, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration, said the child who was killed was a 14-year-old girl. At least five children had been injured in the latest drone strikes. He noted more than 20 districts had been targeted, with many buildings including a kindergarten catching on fire.
Three and a half years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, fighting on the ground shows no signs of abating. The latest international effort to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine was initiated by US President Donald Trump earlier this month. He met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska and Zelensky with European leaders in Washington.
Trump has been advocating for a Putin-Zelensky summit. Ukraine's president has expressed support for the initiative, but has sought security guarantees from Western allies to prevent any future Russian attacks in the event of a peace agreement.
On Tuesday, Zelensky met the head of Britain's armed forces, Adm Sir Tony Radakin, in Kyiv, where they discussed efforts for peace. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet with Ukrainian representatives this week, stating that negotiations with Russia are ongoing daily.
The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has warned against conceding Ukrainian territory to Russia as part of a peace deal, labeling it a trap.
The wave of missiles comes after more than 100,000 Ukrainian homes were left without power by the latest Russian drone attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.
In a post on Telegram, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration, said the child who was killed was a 14-year-old girl. At least five children had been injured in the latest drone strikes. He noted more than 20 districts had been targeted, with many buildings including a kindergarten catching on fire.
Three and a half years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, fighting on the ground shows no signs of abating. The latest international effort to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine was initiated by US President Donald Trump earlier this month. He met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska and Zelensky with European leaders in Washington.
Trump has been advocating for a Putin-Zelensky summit. Ukraine's president has expressed support for the initiative, but has sought security guarantees from Western allies to prevent any future Russian attacks in the event of a peace agreement.
On Tuesday, Zelensky met the head of Britain's armed forces, Adm Sir Tony Radakin, in Kyiv, where they discussed efforts for peace. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet with Ukrainian representatives this week, stating that negotiations with Russia are ongoing daily.
The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has warned against conceding Ukrainian territory to Russia as part of a peace deal, labeling it a trap.
