KYIV – Ukraine was under an ongoing Russian ballistic missile and drone attack early Friday that wounded at least three people, officials said.
Explosions were reported in Kyiv, the capital city, leading to fires in multiple areas as defense systems tried to stop incoming threats, as stated by Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the Kyiv City Administration.
Three people were wounded, local officials said. They urged residents to seek shelter.
“Our air defense crews are doing everything possible. But we must protect one another — stay safe,” Tkachenko wrote on Telegram.
Authorities reported damage in several districts, and rescue workers were responding at multiple locations.
A fire started on the 11th floor of a residential building in the Solomyanskyi district, with emergency services rescuing three individuals and continuing rescue efforts. Additionally, a fire ignited in a metal warehouse.
Further north in the Chernihiv region, a Shahed drone detonated near an apartment building, causing damage to windows and doors, according to Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, the head of the regional military administration. He also mentioned that explosions from ballistic missiles occurred on the city’s outskirts.
The nighttime attack came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace, in comments that were a remarkable detour from Trump’s often-stated appeals to stop the three-year war. Trump spoke as he met with Germany’s new chancellor, who appealed to him as the “key person in the world” who could halt the bloodshed by pressuring Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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