Russian hypersonic missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in Kyiv early on Thursday, killing at least ten people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky said showed a clear disregard for peace talks.
Vladimir Putin launched 629 drones and missiles on the Ukrainian capital, the second-highest figure of the entire war, even as he talks about ending the war and despite US President Donald Trump's push for a ceasefire.
At dawn, residents and emergency workers were clearing debris from streets covered with broken glass and rubble. An AFP journalist at the scene said one strike in central Kyiv had left devastation behind.
Images posted by Zelensky showed a five-storey crater blasted into an apartment block, splitting the building in two. Windows of nearby homes and small businesses were shattered.
Meanwhile, local media reported that Ukraine also targeted the Novokuibyshevsk refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast and the Afipsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai in a clear display that the war shows no signs of ending.
