Russia missile strike hits Kyiv, injures civilians — SkimNews
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- Russia launched ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, damaging a residential building and injuring two people, with debris striking a kindergarten and a five-storey apartment block.
- Vitali Klitschko reported explosions in Kyiv’s suburbs and confirmed infrastructure was targeted, urging residents to remain alert amid ongoing threats of further strikes.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in a nightly address of new Russian attacks on energy facilities, bridges, and infrastructure, hours before the missile strike occurred.
- U.S. officials are set to lead Ukrainian-Russian talks in Abu Dhabi in three days, aiming to resolve the war, following Trump’s claim that a Russia-Ukraine deal may be imminent.
- Trump said he did not meet with Ukrainian representatives during his White House meeting with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, despite hosting a diplomatic gathering with both sides days earlier.
- Ukraine’s Emergency Service raised the death toll from a Russian strike on an aid point in Komyshuvakha to 50, marking one of the deadliest civilian attacks this year.
Why it matters: The Kyiv attack underscores Russia’s continued targeting of civilian infrastructure despite diplomatic overtures, complicating U.S.-led peace efforts. With 50 killed in a separate aid strike and new injuries in Kyiv, Ukraine’s demand for concrete Western security guarantees gains urgency ahead of high-stakes talks.
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