Russian attack kills eight people in Kyiv – Zelenskyy, photos, video
Eight people, including a child, have been killed and dozens of others sustained injuries in a large-scale Russian attack on the city of Kyiv on the night of 27-28 August.
Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter); Kyiv City Military Administration on Telegram
Quote: "Right now in Kyiv, first responders are clearing the rubble of an ordinary residential building after a Russian strike… Tragically, at least eight people have already been confirmed dead. One of them is a child."
Details: People may still be trapped under the rubble, the Ukrainian president added.
As of 08:30, Kyiv City Military Administration reported that the number of those injured in the Russian attack on Kyiv had risen to 45.
Quote from Zelenskyy: "These Russian missiles and attack drones today are a clear response to everyone in the world who, for weeks and months, has been calling for a ceasefire and for real diplomacy. Russia chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table. It chooses to continue killing instead of ending the war. And this means that Russia still does not fear the consequences. Russia still takes advantage of the fact that at least part of the world turns a blind eye to murdered children and seeks excuses for Putin."
More details: He added that Ukraine expects a response from China, which has repeatedly called for preventing the war’s expansion and implementing a ceasefire.
"Yet this is not happening because of Russia. We expect a reaction from Hungary. The death of children should definitely stir far greater emotions than anything else. We expect a response from everyone in the world who has called for peace but now more often stays silent rather than taking principled positions," the president said.
He urged the world to impose new, tough sanctions on Russia for its actions.
"All deadlines have already been broken, dozens of opportunities for diplomacy ruined. Russia must feel accountable for every strike, for every day of this war," Zelenskyy concluded.
Background:
- At around 05:00 on 28 August, Kyiv City Military Administration released early information on the aftermath of the combined Russian attack on Kyiv. It reported that four people, including a child, had been killed, and about 20 had been injured.
- Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated that rescue workers were continuing to clear the rubble of a five-storey building on Boryspilska Street in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, where at least three more people may still be trapped
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