Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 14 people
BBC NEWS
Thursday 31 July 2025
Following Moscow’s attack that inflicted the highest number of injured children in the capital since the war began, Donald Trump tightened the deadline for a ceasefire and peace talks.
A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight killed at least 14 people, including a six-year-old boy, Ukrainian officials said.
At least 145 people were injured, including 14 children, the youngest being a five-month-old girl, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said.
It was the highest number of children injured in a single attack on Kyiv since the start of Russia’s invasion three years ago, according to a count by The Associated Press.
A woman looks on as she waits for her son to be rescued from under the debris, at the site of an apartment building hit during Russian missi
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A woman looks on as she waits for her son to be rescued at the site of a damaged apartment building. Pic: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko.
A large part of a nine-storey residential building collapsed after it was struck, according to authorities. Rescue teams continue searching for people trapped under the rubble.
Yana Zhabborova, 35, who lives in the damaged building, was awakened by loud explosions that shattered the doors and windows of her home.
“There is nothing left,” said Zhabborova, a mother of a five-month-old baby and a five-year-old child. “Just stress and shock.”
At least 27 locations across Kyiv were hit by the attack, City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said. More than 100 buildings were damaged, including homes, schools, kindergartens, medical facilities and universities, he said.