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Russian drones and missiles struck Kyiv in a lethal barrage, killing 31 folks and inflicting the collapse of an condo block.
Russia has continued its assaults regardless of U.S. President Donald Trump‘s threats to offer Russia more durable sanctions if it does not conform to a ceasefire by Aug. 8.
“Both Russia and Ukraine must negotiate a ceasefire and durable peace. It is time to make a deal,” stated appearing U.S. appearing consultant to the United Nations John Kelley to the UN Security Council on Thursday.
Senior police lieutenant Liliia Stepanchuk, a patrol officer who had served in Kyiv’s police force since 2017, was killed within the assault. Her physique was recovered from the rubble in Sviatoshynskyi district throughout rescue operations, the Kyiv Independent reported.
Three law enforcement officials and 12 youngsters had been among the many injured. Thirty folks, together with 5 youngsters, are hospitalized, Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated. First responders are nonetheless working on the scenes of the assaults.
Klitschko stated the variety of youngsters injured was the best recorded within the metropolis for the reason that starting of the struggle. The deadliest assault on the capital was in December 2023, when 33 folks had been killed.
