Uman: Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones into Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and surrounding areas in the early hours of Friday, killing 26 people, including at least five children. Most of these people died in two missile attacks on a residential building in central Ukraine. Air raid sirens sounded around the capital for the first time in nearly two months, according to the Kyiv city administration, and Ukraine’s air force intercepted 11 cruise missiles and two drones over Kyiv.
The nine-story residential building was attacked in the city of Uman, which is located about 215 kilometers south of Kyiv. According to Ihor Taburets, the governor of the capital region, 17 people, including three children, were killed in the attack. According to the National Police of Ukraine, 17 people have been injured and three children have been pulled from the rubble. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the cruise missiles were fired at sites where Ukrainian military reserve units were stationed before their deployment to the battlefield.
What was the response of the Defense Ministry of Russia?
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said, ‘The target was accurately targeted in the attack. All designated places were targeted. He did not mention any specific area or residential buildings being targeted. The governor of the eastern city of Dnipro, Serhiy Lysak, said a 31-year-old woman and her two-year-old girl were killed in an attack in the city. Four other people have been injured.
Ukraine’s President Zelensky spoke to China’s President Xi before the attack
These attacks have been carried out at a time when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a few days ago that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a long phone conversation, Xi said that his government is working for peace for Ukraine and other countries. Will send a messenger. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Friday’s attacks showed Russia was not interested in a peace deal. He tweeted, ‘Innocent people including a two-year-old child were killed in the missile attack. This is Russia’s answer to all peace efforts.’ According to the Kyiv city administration, Kyiv’s anti-aircraft system had been activated.
The power line was damaged in the attack
At about four o’clock in the morning, the ‘siren’ warning about the attacks started ringing. All this went on for about two hours. For the first time since March 9, attacks were carried out in the capital of Ukraine. The power line was damaged by a missile or drone dropped in Kyiv. According to the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s military forces, Valery Zalujini, the missile was fired from an aircraft in the Caspian Sea region. He said Ukraine’s defense system destroyed 21 of the 23 KH-101 and KH-555 cruise missiles.
