Officials say

Kyiv, Ukraine Local officials said a large -scale Russian drone and missile attacks in the capital of Ukraine early Thursday, including a rare strike in the city, killed at least 12 people and injured some 48, said local authorities.

This was the first major Russian joint attack on Kyiv in weeks US -led peace effort to end Three years war Struggled to achieve traction.

According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia launched 598 strike drones and 31 missiles of Dicky and 31 missiles across the country, making it one of the biggest air strikes of the war. Ukraine’s armies shot and neutralized everyone, but 41 of them, its Air Force said.

There were two children among the dead, the Internal Minister Ihor Climenco said citing preliminary information. The number was expected to increase. The rescue teams were on the site to take out the people trapped under the debris.

“Russia has selected ballistic instead of a conversation table,” Ukrainian President Volodmi Zelancesi said in a post on X, “Russia said in a post. “We expect a response from all in the world who have called for peace, but now remain silent than taking royal positions more often.”

The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that it shot 102 Ukrainian drones overnight, mostly in the south -west of the country. Local authorities said a drone attack led to an explosion at the Afpsky Oil Refinery in the Karsnodar region, while a second fire was reported at the Novokuibashevsk Refinery in the Samara area.

Ukrainian drone has repeatedly hit refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks, causing drought and rising prices to increase prices in some Russian regions in an attempt to weaken the Russia’s war economy.

Moscow has denied targeting citizens, but has set a long way from the forward lines of war on cities and towns in the last few months.

Russia launched the decoy drone, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, said Tayamur Takchenko, head of the city administration. At least 20 places in seven districts of Kyiv were affected. He said that about 100 buildings including shopping malls were damaged, and thousands of windows were shattered, he said.

Russian attacks hit the middle part of the Kiev, one of the some time has reached the heart of the city since the beginning of a Russian attacks on a full -scale invasion. The residents cleaned glass and debris from damaged buildings.

The smoke built the built -in column from the Karabalad column of a five -storey residential building in Darnitski district, which faced a direct hit. A sharp smell of burning material entered the air as firefighters worked to include the blast.

Amidst the destruction, emergency respondents discovered the remaining people and bodies. The crowd of residents was standing nearby, waiting for relatives to be recovered from the debris. The bodies were placed in a black bag on the banks of the building.

Residents of the neighborhood said this was not the first time their district was targeted.

After a missile became a hit, Oleckendra Khilko reached the spot, where his sister lives. He heard screams from those who were trapped under the rubble and had thrown out three remaining people, including a boy.

“It is inhuman, striking citizens,” he said, their clothes are covered in dust and their fingers are black with soot. “With every cell of my body I want this war to end as soon as possible.

The National Railway Operator of Ukraine, Ukraresia, reported damage to its infrastructure in Vinnitsia and Kiev regions, delaying and trains were forced to use alternative routes.

The National Power Grid operator of Ukraine said that the Russian attack damaged facilities in many areas, motivated local power cuts, the Reuters News Agency said. Regional officials said that thousands of customers have been cut off in an attack on important infrastructure in the Vinnitsia region.

Thursday’s attack is the first major joint Russian Mass drone and missile attack to strike the Kiev after the President. Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska To discuss the end of the war in Ukraine earlier this month.

While a diplomatic push for peace appeared to gain momentum shortly after that meeting, some details have emerged about the next stages.

Western leaders have accused Putin of pulling their feet and avoiding serious dialogues in peace efforts, while Russian soldiers go deep into Ukraine. This week, Ukrainian military leaders admitted that the Russian army had broken into the eighth region of Ukraine, seeking to occupy more land.

Zelancesi has expected harsh US sanctions to cripple the Russian economy, if Putin does not demonstrate seriousness about ending war. He reiterated those demands after Thursday’s attack.

“All the time limits have already been broken, dozens of diplomacy opportunities were ruined,” Zelansky said.

Mr. Trump emphasized Putin’s stalling on an American offer for direct peace talks with Zelanski this week. He said that on Friday, he is expected to take a decision on the next steps in two weeks if direct talks are not scheduled.