Following heavy attacks, one of Kyiv's most important government buildings caught fire. It is still unclear whether the Kremlin deliberately targeted the cabinet headquarters. At least four people were killed across the country.
Russia has once again launched massive attacks on Ukraine. Ukrainian cities in almost all parts of the country have been targeted with hundreds of combat drones and cruise missiles, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced. Kyiv was again one of the main targets. According to Svyrydenko, one of the most important government buildings in the capital was set on fire. Emergency services are currently attempting to extinguish the flames at the Cabinet building.
It is still unclear whether the Russian military deliberately targeted the house or whether falling debris, for example from a downed drone, caused the fire.
Deaths in Kyiv
Residential buildings were also hit during the night. According to local authorities, at least three people were killed in Kyiv, and many more were injured. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that a toddler and a young woman died in the drone strikes.
In addition, an elderly woman was reportedly killed in an air raid shelter. Authorities are now investigating whether she died as a result of an attack. She is not included in the official casualty toll.
According to Klitschko, several floors of a nine-story residential building in the western Svyatoshynskyi district were partially destroyed. Falling drone debris also sparked fires in other residential buildings. Russia is"deliberately and deliberately attacking civilian targets," said Timur Tkachenko, head of the capital's military administration.
Two more dead in Sumy and Chernihiv
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, more than 20 houses and a kindergarten were damaged in Zaporizhia. In addition to those killed in Kyiv, two more people died nationwide. One person was killed in Safonivka in the Sumy region and one in the Chernihiv region, the president wrote on the X platform.
Zelenskyy spoke of"deliberate crimes," even though real diplomacy could have begun long ago. In this context, he also criticized the US government for not imposing further sanctions against Russia.
Ukraine reports attacks with more than 800 drones
Other Ukrainian cities also reported Russian attacks. The Russian military launched a total of 805 drones and 13 missiles across the country, according to the air force. In Kremenchuk, central Ukraine, power outages occurred after dozens of explosions, authorities said.
In Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, authorities reported attacks on transport and urban infrastructure. In the southern Black Sea port city of Odessa, civilian infrastructure and residential buildings were damaged. The Ukrainian reports cannot currently be independently verified.
Von der Leyen: Kremlin mocks diplomacy
The attacks on Ukraine triggered another wave of solidarity in other European countries. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused the Kremlin of"mocking diplomacy, trampling on international law, and killing indiscriminately."
French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on Platform X: "Together with Ukraine and our partners, we stand for peace." But Russia is becoming ever more entangled in the logic of war and terror.
Moldovan Prime Minister Maia Sandu said Russia was offering the world"tons of lies and thousands of missiles that indiscriminately kill civilians."
Calls for further sanctions are growing louder
EU Council President António Costa wrote in a post on Platform X: "We must stay our course: strengthen Ukraine's defenses and increase pressure on Russia through additional sanctions, in close coordination with our allies and partners."
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs accused Russia of further escalating the conflict through aggressive attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine."The message is clear: The Kremlin wants war, not peace," Rinkēvičs wrote on X, adding that the response must be"more weapons for Ukraine and more pressure on Russia."
Poland sends military aircraft
In light of the attacks in western Ukraine, neighboring Poland placed its air force on alert to ensure the security of its own airspace."Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, while ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems are on high alert," the operational command of the Polish Armed Forces announced overnight.
Russia speaks of"military-industrial" goals
The Russian Defense Ministry said the nighttime attacks targeted Ukraine's military-industrial sites and transport infrastructure. These included warehouses for weapons and military equipment, military airports, and sites where long-range unmanned aerial vehicles are stored and launched, the statement said.
Ukraine attacks Druzhba oil pipeline again
Russia also reported attacks. Air defense systems destroyed 69 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian news agency RIA reported, citing the Defense Ministry. In the southern Black Sea region of Krasnodar, a drone attack sparked a fire at the Ilsky oil refinery, according to local authorities. The Russian reports cannot currently be independently verified.
Ukraine itself claims to have again attacked the Russian region of Bryansk. The target was the Druzhba oil pipeline. The commander of the Ukrainian drone force, Robert Brovdi, reported on the short message service Telegram that the pipeline was significantly damaged by a fire. This information, too, cannot currently be independently verified.
Hungary and Slovakia are supplied with Russian oil via the transit pipeline. Ukraine has already attacked the pipeline several times, leading to disruptions in supplies to the two EU countries. Unlike most other EU countries, Slovakia and Hungary remain heavily dependent on Russian oil, which they receive via the Soviet-era pipeline. Both countries maintain closer relations with Russia despite the war in Ukraine and EU sanctions.
