Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said rescue operations have finished in Kyiv following a Russian strike yesterday and said 31 people were killed and 159 had been wounded.
“Unfortunately, as of now, 31 people are known to have died, including five children. The youngest child was only two years old,” he wrote on social media.
City authorities declared today a day of mourning.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on X that “the world possesses every instrument required to ensure Russia is brought to justice. What is lacking is not power – but will.”
One person was also killed in a Russian attack early this morning on Zaporizhzhia, in southeast Ukraine, the region’s military administration said on Telegram.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged his allies to bring about “regime change” in Russia, hours after the attack.
US President Donald Trump criticised Russia’s actions in Ukraine, suggesting that new sanctions against Moscow were coming.
Meanwhile, Germany has said that it will deliver two Patriot systems to Ukraine after reaching an agreement with the US that Berlin will be first in line to receive the latest systems in return.
Thanks to the US commitment, “Germany can initially support Ukraine with launchers and then with additional Patriot system components,” said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius in a statement.
