Fatal air raid on Kyiv: at least 14 dead and 55 injuries!

Fatal air raid on Kyiv: at least 14 dead and 55 injuries!

Kiew, Ukraine - The terrible war in Ukraine shows his cruel face again. At the weekend, a massive Russian air raid on Kiev cost at least 14 people and injured 55 more, as the Süddeutsche . There are also 40 people among the injured people who have to be hospitalized, as Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced. In the city itself, the attack reported 27 fires at residential buildings, educational institutions and other infrastructures.

The situation in Kyiv was chaotic when reporter of drone and rocket noises and huge explosions. The power supply was also disturbed by the attack, which also tightened the situation. It is particularly tragic that a 62-year-old American died during the attack. This was classified as a natural death.

scope of the attacks and reaction of Ukraine

On the night of Sunday, Russia fired around 140 drones, 125 of whom could be intercepted. This is further proof that Kiev, despite his normally robust air defense, remains a goal of attacks. President Wolodymyr Selenskyj described the current attack as one of the worst since the beginning of the conflict and called for an appropriate response to these devilish actions, such as the ZDF today reported.

While Kiev suffers attacks, the port city of Odessa was not spared, where at least 13 people were injured in similar drone attacks. This shows that the threat is not only limited to Kyiv. Ukraine has been fighting heroically against the Russian invasion troops for over three years.

international reactions and future developments

The attacks come at a time when the G7 Foreign Minister in Italy comes to discuss further support for Ukraine. There is a special concern about possible future declines of the US aids, especially in view of a possible change of power in the White House, in which the designated US President Donald Trump has already indicated that he could possibly reduce support for Ukraine. Reports from Tagesschau shed light on the general critical situation, in which the NATO-UKRAINE council meeting in Brussels also took place.

Overall, the current state of Ukraine not only has human suffering, but also geopolitical tensions. The West remains skeptical of how the situation will develop and the need to protect the civilian population in these fierce struggles is becoming more and more urgent.