Kyiv got here beneath a big, mixed missile and drone assault within the in a single day hours Thursday, based on Ukrainian officers.
“Kyiv is beneath large assault,” from Russia, head of the Kyiv Metropolis Navy Administration Timur Tkachenko stated in a publish on Telegram.
In a single district of Kyiv, particles from the assault was recorded falling on two residential buildings, Tkachenko stated in a separate publish on Telegram.
Rescuers work on the web site of an condo constructing which was hit by a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 28, 2025.
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Tkachenko later stated at the least one particular person was killed and at the least 4 others injured within the assaults, which he stated additionally broken properties and companies.
Rescue staff stand on the web site of buildings which had been hit by a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 28, 2025.
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The barrage on Thursday continued a collection of strikes by Russia on Ukrainian cities over the previous week.
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the strikes, which proceed even because the White Home continues efforts to dealer a peace deal.
Over the weekend, each Russia and Ukraine continued long-range strikes. On Tuesday, Ukraine’s air power stated Russia launched 59 drones into the nation in a single day, of which 47 had been shot down or suppressed.
Ladies react as they stand on the web site of a constructing which was hit by a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 28, 2025.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Wednesday that Ukrainian officers are as a consequence of meet with members of the Trump administration in New York on Friday. On the agenda are discussions about safety ensures for Ukraine to stop future Russian aggression — a key a part of the negotiations that emerged after Zelenskyy and a slate of European leaders visited the White House last week.
Folks take shelter inside an underground parking throughout Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 28, 2025.
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“The duty is to speed up as a lot as attainable in order that this too turns into a lever – a lever of affect: the Russians should see how severely the world is set and the way dire the implications will probably be for Russia if the struggle continues,” Zelenskyy stated Wednesday.
ABC Information’ Nataliia Popova, Natalia Kushniir, Oleksiy Phemyskiy and David Brennan contributed to this report.
