Russian missiles struck Kyiv early Thursday, with loud explosions heard in the Ukrainian capital just hours before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to arrive for a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The attack hit two districts of Kyiv and killed two people, including a teenager, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. The strike caused fires at warehouses and nearby vehicles, it said.
The attack came ahead of Starmer’s visit to Kyiv on Thursday – one of his final international engagements before he makes way for a new prime minister.
Starmer and Zelensky are set to discuss progress made in the war against Russia, including the UK’s efforts to support Ukraine both militarily and diplomatically.
“I am so proud of what Britain has contributed,” Starmer said in a statement. “That work will continue, and our cast-iron support for Ukraine will always endure. Not just for them and for European security, but for families in Britain who have felt the cost of this war through rising prices.”
