Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy known as for brand new robust sanctions towards Russia and its allies after Russian drones killed three and injured 31, together with six youngsters, in an in a single day air assault on Kyiv.
The assault destroyed two high-rise residence buildings, and Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko mentioned on the Telegram messaging app that seven of the injured, together with two youngsters, have been taken to metropolis hospitals.
Particles from destroyed Russian air weapons fell onto a nine-storey residence constructing in Kyiv’s leafy Desnianskyi district, sparking a hearth that engulfed a number of storeys, the mayor mentioned.
“Each Russian strike is an try and inflict as a lot harm as attainable on strange life,” Zelenskyy mentioned on Telegram.
“After all, extra tariff and sanctions restrictions are wanted towards Russia and all these serving to it keep afloat,” he mentioned.
Ukraine’s state emergency service mentioned 13 folks have been rescued from the constructing’s higher flooring.
Kyiv and its surrounding area have been beneath air-raid alerts for about 1-1/2 hours earlier than the air power known as them off at round 12.30am GMT.
Ukrainian navy officers mentioned on Telegram that Russia had launched 101 drones on Ukraine in a single day, 90 of which have been downed.
Zelenskyy mentioned Russia has used almost 1,200 assault drones, greater than 1,360 guided aerial bombs, and over 50 missiles of various sorts towards Ukraine over the previous seven days.
Either side deny focusing on civilians of their strikes on one another’s territory. However 1000’s, principally Ukrainians, have been killed within the battle that Russia began with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
