Two killed in Russian missile attacks on Kyiv after Ukraine-EU drone deal
✓Attack comes hours after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv and announced a new ‘drone deal’ with Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials say the capital city, Kyiv, has endured a major Russian assault as ballistic missiles rained down on multiple districts, setting off explosions.
Writing on Telegram in the early hours of Thursday, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that two people were killed in the strikes, while six other residents were injured, including a 16-year-old boy.
He said medics hospitalised three of the wounded, while emergency crews battled blazes across the capital after a warehouse in the Sviatoshynskyi district and a nonresidential building in the Darnytskyi district were hit.
He added that falling missile debris also struck a nonresidential development area in Darnytsia, triggering additional fires.
The attack came hours after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv and announced a new “drone deal” between Ukraine and the European Union. The agreement aims to combine Kyiv’s battlefield expertise with the EU’s industrial capacity to establish joint projects and rapidly scale up production.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark Ukraine’s Statehood Day, von der Leyen emphasised the need to “combine our strengths”, stating that the deal would “bring together Ukrainian ingenuity and Europe’s industrial scale”.
She added that the EU could offer Kyiv significant advantages, including “huge technological and industrial capacity” alongside “safe and secure production sites” to support the initiative.
Later on Thursday, Ukraine’s military said it struck six Russian tankers and two tugboats in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov overnight. The tankers were being used to transport Russian oil and petroleum products in circumvention of international sanctions, as well as to transport fuel for Moscow’s military, the general staff said on Telegram.
More than four years into the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating strikes from both sides over the past several months have resulted in a rising toll of civilian casualties.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian regional officials reported that a series of Russian bombardments across the country killed 13 people and left approximately 50 others injured.
The Russian daylight attacks specifically struck industrial plants and healthcare facilities, targeting both the Black Sea port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Sumy, located near the Russian border.
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Mayor Vitali Klitschko says emergency services are battling blazes across the Ukrainian capital
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Attack comes hours after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv and announced a new ‘drone deal’ with Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials say the capital city, Kyiv, has endured a major Russian assault as ballistic missiles rained down on multiple districts, setting off explosions.
Writing on Telegram in the early hours of Thursday, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that two people were killed in the strikes, while six other residents were injured, including a 16-year-old boy.
He said medics hospitalised three of the wounded, while emergency crews battled blazes across the capital after a warehouse in the Sviatoshynskyi district and a nonresidential building in the Darnytskyi district were hit.
He added that falling missile debris also struck a nonresidential development area in Darnytsia, triggering additional fires.
The attack came hours after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv and announced a new “drone deal” between Ukraine and the European Union. The agreement aims to combine Kyiv’s battlefield expertise with the EU’s industrial capacity to establish joint projects and rapidly scale up production.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark Ukraine’s Statehood Day, von der Leyen emphasised the need to “combine our strengths”, stating that the deal would “bring together Ukrainian ingenuity and Europe’s industrial scale”.
She added that the EU could offer Kyiv significant advantages, including “huge technological and industrial capacity” alongside “safe and secure production sites” to support the initiative.
Later on Thursday, Ukraine’s military said it struck six Russian tankers and two tugboats in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov overnight. The tankers were being used to transport Russian oil and petroleum products in circumvention of international sanctions, as well as to transport fuel for Moscow’s military, the general staff said on Telegram.
More than four years into the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating strikes from both sides over the past several months have resulted in a rising toll of civilian casualties.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian regional officials reported that a series of Russian bombardments across the country killed 13 people and left approximately 50 others injured.
The Russian daylight attacks specifically struck industrial plants and healthcare facilities, targeting both the Black Sea port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Sumy, located near the Russian border.
Read the full story at Al Jazeera ↗ · BBC ↗
Attack comes hours after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv and announced a new ‘drone deal’ with Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials say the capital city, Kyiv, has endured a major Russian assault as ballistic missiles rained down on multiple districts, setting off explosions.
Writing on Telegram in the early hours of Thursday, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that two people were killed in the strikes, while six other residents were injured, including a 16-year-old boy.
He said medics hospitalised three of the wounded, while emergency crews battled blazes across the capital after a warehouse in the Sviatoshynskyi district and a nonresidential building in the Darnytskyi district were hit.
He added that falling missile debris also struck a nonresidential development area in Darnytsia, triggering additional fires.
The attack came hours after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv and announced a new “drone deal” between Ukraine and the European Union. The agreement aims to combine Kyiv’s battlefield expertise with the EU’s industrial capacity to establish joint projects and rapidly scale up production.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark Ukraine’s Statehood Day, von der Leyen emphasised the need to “combine our strengths”, stating that the deal would “bring together Ukrainian ingenuity and Europe’s industrial scale”.
She added that the EU could offer Kyiv significant advantages, including “huge technological and industrial capacity” alongside “safe and secure production sites” to support the initiative.
Later on Thursday, Ukraine’s military said it struck six Russian tankers and two tugboats in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov overnight. The tankers were being used to transport Russian oil and petroleum products in circumvention of international sanctions, as well as to transport fuel for Moscow’s military, the general staff said on Telegram.
More than four years into the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating strikes from both sides over the past several months have resulted in a rising toll of civilian casualties.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian regional officials reported that a series of Russian bombardments across the country killed 13 people and left approximately 50 others injured.
The Russian daylight attacks specifically struck industrial plants and healthcare facilities, targeting both the Black Sea port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Sumy, located near the Russian border.
Read the full story at Al Jazeera ↗ · BBC ↗
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- Mayor Vitali Klitschko says emergency services are battling blazes across the Ukrainian capital