Night of terror in Kiev: two people died and several buildings were destroyed by Russian bombings
Two people lost their lives and several buildings were damaged in the night Russian attacks on Kiev. The bombings come ahead of international negotiations in Paris on resolving the conflict with Russia.
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Russian attacks overnight Sunday into Monday killed two people in Kiev and the suburbs, according to local authorities. In the capital, one person lost his life.
A private medical center was damaged in the attack and at least three people were injured, according to the State Emergency Service. About 70 people were in the medical center at the time of the attack.
Of the 26 patients at the medical center that was hit during the attack, 16 were transferred to municipal hospitals in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. Two of the injured were hospitalized in serious condition, he added, according to kyivindependent.
In the suburbs, shelling targeted several homes and critical infrastructure, resulting in the death of a 72-year-old man in the town of Fastiv, said Mikola Kalașnîk, head of the regional military administration.
The Ukrainian Air Force has warned that the entire country is under the “threat of Russian missiles”.
The attacks come ahead of a meeting in Paris between Ukraine's allies to resolve the conflict with Russia, the bloodiest in Europe since World War II.
In preparation for the meeting, security advisers from 15 countries, including France, Germany and Canada, along with representatives of the EU and NATO, met in Kyiv on Saturday.
Donald Trump's emissary, Steve Witkoff, participated remotely in the talks, which focused on the details of the latest version of the plan to end the conflict.
But diplomacy was strained by statements from Moscow, which accused Kiev of launching 91 drones at a heavily guarded residence of President Vladimir Putin on the night of December 28-29.
Kiev rejected the accusation, calling it a “lie” intended to justify further attacks and undermine diplomatic negotiations.
“I don't believe this attack happened”said US President Donald Trump on Sunday evening.
