"The number of attacks on civilian targets leads to an only conclusion that it is intentional," Pavel told Czech media. "The way to peace is to kick Russia out of Ukraine."Ĭzech President Petr Pavel, on a visit to Ukraine, was unconvinced by the Kremlin's past denials of responsibility for such bloodshed. "Missile strikes killing innocent Ukrainians in their sleep, including a 2-year-old child, is Russia's response to all peace initiatives," he tweeted. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Friday's bombardment showed the Kremlin isn't interested in a peace deal. The attacks came days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a "long and meaningful" phone call where Xi said his government will send a peace envoy to Ukraine and other nations. Four people were wounded, and a private home and business were damaged. Two aid stations, including psychologists, were operating, she said.Ī 31-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter were also killed in the eastern city of Dnipro in another attack, regional Governor Serhii Lysak said. Yulia Norovkova, spokeswoman for emergency rescue crews on the scene, said local volunteers were helping nearly 150 emergency personnel. One woman, crying in shock, was taken away by rescue crews for help. Soldiers, civilians and emergency crews searched through the rubble outside for more victims, while residents dragged belongings out of the damaged building. Three body bags lay next to the building as smoke continued to billow hours after the attack.
"I don't know why we have to go through all this. "I don't know where they are, I don't know if they are alive," she said. Turina, whose husband is fighting on the front lines, said one of her child's classmates was missing. Halyna refused to provide her last name out of security concerns.Īnother building resident, Olha Turina, told the AP that glass from the explosion flew everywhere. She found her lying dead on her apartment floor. She used the spare keys from her friend's apartment and went inside to check on her. I even rang the doorbell, but still no answer," she told The Associated Press. "I was calling, calling her (on the phone), but she didn't pick up. They saw flames outside their window and scrambled out, but first Halyna checked whether her friend in a neighboring apartment was OK. Halyna, a building resident, said she and her husband were covered in glass by the blast. Survivors of the Uman strikes recounted terrifying moments as the missiles hit when it still was dark outside. He didn't mention any specific areas or residential buildings getting hit. Igor Konashenkov, the Defense Ministry's spokesperson, said. All the designated facilities have been hit," Lt. The Russian Defense Ministry said the long-range cruise missiles launched overnight were aimed at places where Ukrainian military reserve units were staying before their deployment to the battlefield. Ukrainian officials and analysts have alleged such strikes are part of a deliberate intimidation strategy by the Kremlin. Moscow has frequently launched long-range missile attacks during the 14-month war, often indiscriminately hitting civilian areas. The bombardment was nowhere near the war's sprawling front lines or active combat zones in eastern Ukraine, where a grinding war of attrition has taken hold. The Ukrainian national police said 17 people were wounded and three children were rescued from the rubble. They included two 10-year-old children and a toddler.Īnother of the victims was a 75-year-old woman who lived in a neighboring building and suffered internal bleeding from the huge blast's shock wave, according to emergency personnel at the scene. Twenty-one people died in that attack, according to Ukraine's National Police. The strikes on the nine-story residential building in central Ukraine occurred in Uman, a city located around 215 kilometers (134 miles) south of Kyiv.
The city government said Ukraine's air force intercepted 11 cruise missiles and two unmanned aerial vehicles over Kyiv. The missile attacks included the first one against Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, in nearly two months, although there were no reports of any targets hit. UMAN, Ukraine - Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Ukraine early Friday, killing at least 23 people, almost all of them when two missiles slammed into an apartment building in a terrifying nighttime attack, officials said.
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