Deadly strikes rock capital
Russia launched its most lethal assault on Kyiv in weeks on Thursday, hitting the EU mission and the British Council in the city.
At least ten people were killed and 48 injured as drones and missiles tore through residential and diplomatic districts.
EU delegation among targets
For the first time, the European Union’s delegation in Kyiv sustained damage. Marta Kos, the EU enlargement commissioner, branded the attack on X as proof that Moscow had “rejected peace and chosen terror.”
The British Council confirmed its Kyiv office will remain closed to visitors until further notice.
Zelenskyy demands fresh sanctions
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strikes as “another massive attack against our cities and communities” and warned more victims could be trapped under rubble.
He renewed his call for tougher sanctions on Russia, insisting that “dozens of opportunities for diplomacy have been ruined”.
One missile levelled a five-storey apartment block in the Darnytskyi district, leaving a child among the dead.
Military and civilian toll
Officials said the bombardment used Iranian-designed drones, cruise missiles and decoy drones designed to swamp air defences. Damage was recorded at 20 locations across seven districts of Kyiv.
The capital bore the heaviest losses, but power cuts hit 60,000 people in Vinnytsia after strikes on energy infrastructure. Ukrainian railways confirmed a passenger train was damaged in a depot hit by missiles.
Wider escalation continues
Ukraine retaliated with its own drone strikes on Russian oil refineries in Krasnodar and Samara, according to a Ukrainian unit commander. The latest escalation follows August’s high-profile Alaska meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Although strikes on Kyiv had slowed before the summit, no ceasefire agreement emerged, and Moscow has now stepped up its aerial campaign.
