KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned a Monday morning attack on the Ukrainian capital with kamikaze drones, saying Russia “terrorizes the civilian population” after a residential building was hit. At least four deaths and multiple injuries have been reported. It’s the second week in a row that central Kyiv has come under bombardment, and Ukrainian officials quickly escalated appeals for Western air defense systems.
Ukraine live briefing: Deadly drone strikes rock central Kyiv; Russia apartment complex hit in plane crash
Russian forces also targeted critical energy facilities across Ukraine and cut hundreds of settlements off from the electricity grid, the country’s prime minister said, as part of a concerted attempt to weaken power infrastructure as winter approaches. In downtown Kyiv, drones dived toward a thermal station near the central train station where emergency workers had been standing.
A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber crashed into a residential apartment complex in southern Russia on Monday, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry. The number injured and killed remains uncertain. Videos verified by The Washington Post showed an explosive blaze raging.
Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.
Source: WP
