In a brutal reminder of the ongoing conflict, a Russian drone struck Kyiv’s We Are Ukraine television headquarters, inflicting a partial collapse on the building and killing five people present during a live broadcast.
President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, describing it as a “new page in Russian degradation.” He echoed the sentiment that the strike was deliberate, targeting journalists and media personnel, and urged European, American, and international partners to step up pressure on Moscow.
The raid came after a surge in air‑raid alerts that raged through the night, with the Ukrainian emergency service reporting three deaths and 25 injuries from explosions on residential premises across Kyiv. A separate incident on a passenger train in the south added once‑more fatality.
That evening, Kyiv’s residents took shelter in underground metro stations, a common move amid the city’s relentless assault. The day’s events push the capital’s casualties to five.
WHO officials in Ukraine said the attack had been part of a planned campaign, while Russian authorities claimed that Ukrainian drones had struck Moscow’s outskirts, a claim disputed by the West.
In the wider diplomatic arena, U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner concluded talks in Kyiv, though talks failed to yield a substantive ceasefire. Zelensky urged continued negotiations, while Russian President Vladimir Putin maintained his maximalist demands for territorial concessions.
