War in Ukraine: Heavy air raid on Kyiv with at least 15 dead

A heavy Russian air raid killed at least 15 people in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. This was announced by the city administration’s military chief, Tymur Tkatschenko. During the attack on Thursday night, a rocket hit a multi -storey residential building.

In the course of the day, higher number of victims were mentioned because further corpses were found in the ruins. “Unfortunately, the worst fears have come true of how many people could still be buried,” wrote Tkatschenko.

According to the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj, a six -year -old boy and his mother were among the dead. 145 injuries were counted by the evening, including 14 children. According to the Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko, this was the highest number of injured minors in Kiev in Kiev since the beginning of the war.

Selenskyj: Kyiv was the main goal

According to Selenskyj, the Ukrainian capital was the main goal of the Russian attacks. However, the surrounding area of Kiev and the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltawa, Sumy, Mykolajiw regions were also attacked. Moscow fired a total of more than 300 drones and 8 rockets. “Today the world has once again seen Russia’s answer to our wish for peace shared with America and Europe,” wrote Selenskyj.

Attack on the city of Kramatorsk, close to the front

At least one person was killed in a Russian attack in the eastern Ukrainian industrial city of Kramatork. Eleven others were injured, said the governor of the area, Wadym Filaschkin. A five -story house was targeted. Rescue workers searched for other victims in the ruins.

Filaschkin asked the remaining inhabitants of the city to flee to safer areas of the country due to the closer front front. The Russian-Ukrainian front line runs about 15 kilometers southeast of the city.

Russia reports conquest of small town Cschassiw Jar

According to more than a year, the Russian army, according to more than a year, conquered the small town of Tschassiw Jar on this front section. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense in Moscow. At the same time, Moscow military bloggers spread videos in which soldiers had Russian flags in the western part of the city.

There was initially no Ukrainian confirmation for the complete conquest. Ukrainian military observers characterize western parts of Cschassiw Jar in their maps than under Ukrainian control. A conquest would clear the Russian troops in the direction of the important industrial city of Kostjantyniwka, which is only a few kilometers away. Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian invasion for more than three years.

Fire on terrain of industrial operations in Russia

For its part, Ukraine attacked Russian territory with drones at night. In the Pensa region, the drones caused a fire on the site of an industrial company, as Governor Oleg Melnitschenko announced. There are no damage or injuries. According to a Russian telegram channel, there should be an electronics company in Pensa that produces computer technology for the Russian Ministry of Defense and an armaments.