Drone and rocket attacks shake Kiev- Diepresse.com

In the event of a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev and its surroundings, at least eight people were injured in the night of Saturday. Houses were hit by falling rubble of shot drones, the authorities said. After the entry of the first groups of fight drones, Mayor Vitali Klitschko warned of further attacks. « Go to cover, » he asked the residents of Kiev on the Telegram platform.

Military administrator Tymur Tkatschenko reported on Telegram of damage caused by falling drone debris. Fires broke out in residential buildings in two districts. The emergency services are in use.

Kyiv calls for stronger international pressure on Moscow

The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha criticized the Platform X that after the first direct negotiations between Kiev and Moscow, after the first direct negotiations between Kiev and Moscow a week ago in Istanbul, the prospect of « peace memorandum » was still not transmitted. « Instead, Russia sends fatal drones and rockets to the civilian population, » said the minister. « This is Russia’s answer to international peace efforts and a clear proof that increased sanction pressure on Moscow is necessary to accelerate the peace process. »

The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskij also criticized Russia. « It was a hard night for the entire Ukraine, » he wrote on Telegram. This is a new proof that Russia blocks a ceasefire to terminate the war. « Only additional sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy will force Moscow to an armistice. » (APA/dpa)