US EditionRussia Struck Qatari Embassy in Overnight Attack on Kyiv, Says Zelenskyy
Russia launched 13 ballistic, 22 cruise missiles and 242 drones in a night strike damaging 20 Kyiv buildings and the Qatari embassy, killing 4 and injuring 25, Zelensky said.
- On Friday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said overnight Russian strikes hit Kyiv and its suburbs, damaging 20 residential buildings and a building of the Qatari embassy in Kyiv.
- Amid stalled talks, Kyiv rejected Moscow's explanation as the Russian military said it fired an Oreshnik missile responding to an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on President Vladimir Putin's residence.
- Overall, last night there were 242 drones, 13 ballistic missiles, one Oreshnik intermediate-range/hypersonic missile, and 22 cruise missiles, while Ukrainian officials reported double-tap strikes killing an ambulance crew member.
- Emergency services are deployed and recovery operations continue in Kyiv and the Lviv region after four people were killed, at least 25 wounded, and nearly 200,000 lost water amid freezing conditions.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, said the attack hit Qatar's embassy despite its mediation role and urged Western partners to speed air‑defence system deliveries after prior strikes on EU mission and British Council.
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RTÉRussia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine
On Friday, Russia launched a massive overnight assault on Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles. A hypersonic missile strike on western Ukraine appeared to be a warning to NATO allies.
The Russian shelling of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, launched by Moscow last night, damaged the Qatari embassy building in Kyiv...
A massive night attack launched by Russia against Ukraine caused damage to 20 residential buildings in Kiev and nearby areas, in addition to affecting the Qatar embassy, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski reported on Friday.]]>
In a large-scale air raid by Russia on Ukraine, the Qatari embassy in the capital Kyiv was hit. President Selenskyi sent a clear message, especially to the US.
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