-
Translated by: Flutura Gashi-Mehmeti
- August 28, 2025 08:35
- Share to:
At least eight people were killed and 45 others injured in a massive Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital on Thursday morning.
This was the first major combined Russian attack on Kiev in weeks, as U.S.-led peace efforts to end the three-year war continue, the AP reports.
Among the dead are two children, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced, citing preliminary information.
The death toll is expected to rise. Rescue teams were at the scene to pull people trapped under the rubble.
"Russia chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X after the attack.
"We expect a response from everyone in the world who has called for peace, but now more often remains silent instead of taking principled positions," he added.
At least 20 locations in seven districts of Kiev have been attacked. Nearly 100 buildings have been damaged, including a shopping mall in the city center.
17 dead in massive Russian attacks on Kiev
Photo: Associated Press
The death toll from massive Russian attacks on Kiev on Thursday morning has risen to 17, Ukrainian authorities have announced.
Among the dead are four children.
Russia has attacked several areas of Kiev with drones and missiles, also leaving around 50 people injured.
In addition to human casualties, the attacks have also caused significant material damage, including damage to the British Council building and also to the EU delegation in Kiev.
For this reason, the European Commission has announced that it will summon Russia's envoy to the EU.
Meanwhile, the British Foreign Ministry has also announced that it has summoned the Russian ambassador to London.
The Kremlin has meanwhile stated that it has attacked military infrastructure and added that it remains interested in peace talks.
Britain summons Russian ambassador to London after Kiev attacks
Photo: Associated Press
The UK Foreign Office has summoned the Russian ambassador in London over the recent Russian attacks in Kiev, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has confirmed.
In a social media post, Lammy said Moscow's attacks "killed civilians, destroyed homes and damaged buildings, including the British Council and the EU Delegation in Kiev."
"We have summoned the Russian ambassador. The killings and destruction must stop," he said.
The European Commission has also said it will summon Russia's envoy to the EU, after the EU delegation building was damaged in the attacks.
At least 17 people have been killed in the most massive attacks on Kiev since July.
Kremlin after attacks on Kiev: We are still interested in peace
Photo: Associated Press
The Kremlin said on Thursday that it remains interested in continuing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
The statement comes shortly after the most massive Russian attacks carried out since July on the Russian capital, which have left at least 15 dead, among them four children, and around 50 others injured.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian forces continued to target Ukrainian military infrastructure.
He has repeatedly claimed, without providing any evidence, that Russia does not intentionally target civilians.
"The Russian armed forces are carrying out their tasks. As stated, they continue to strike military infrastructure. The strikes are successful, the targets are being destroyed, and the special military operation continues. At the same time, Russia remains interested in continuing the negotiation process in order to achieve our goals through political and diplomatic means," Peskov said.
15 dead, four of them children, in massive Russian attacks on Kiev
Photo: Associated Press
The death toll in Kiev has risen to 15, including four children, as a result of Russian attacks early Thursday on several areas of the Ukrainian capital.
Meanwhile, 48 others were injured, AP reports.
This was the first major Russian attack on Kiev in weeks, as US-led peace efforts to end the three-year war were underway.
Russia has launched 598 drones and 31 missiles of various types across the country, according to the Ukrainian Air Force, making it one of the largest air strikes of the war.
The EU delegation building in Kiev has reportedly been damaged in the attacks, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has reacted to this.
Meanwhile, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, has announced that she will summon Russia's envoy to the European Union over this matter.
European Commission to summon Russia's envoy after attack on Kiev
Photo: Driton Paçarada
The European Commission has announced it will summon Russia's envoy to the European Union over the air strike early Thursday that damaged the bloc's diplomatic compound in Kiev.
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top diplomat, said in a post on X on Thursday that she would summon Russia's envoy to the 27-nation bloc.
"No diplomatic mission should ever be targeted. In response, we are summoning the Russian envoy to Brussels," Kallas wrote.
At least 15 people have been killed, including four children, and dozens more injured in attacks in several areas of Kiev.
I just spoke with my colleagues in @EUDelegationUA in Kyiv, after our building was damaged by a Russian strike.
- Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) August 28, 2025
Your resolve to keep supporting Ukraine gives us strength. No diplomatic mission should ever be a target.
In response, we are summoning the Russian envoy in Brussels. pic.twitter.com/8yxTgoCBAM
Russia is mocking peace efforts, says von der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she was "outraged by the attack on Kiev on Thursday which also hit EU offices."
"This was the deadliest drone and missile attack in the capital since July... it was also an attack on our EU delegation. I just spoke to our deputy ambassador and I am relieved that none of our staff were injured," she said.
In a previous post on X, von der Leyen described the attacks on Kiev as "another night of Russia's relentless bombing."
She warned that "Russia must immediately stop its indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure" and called on Putin to "join negotiations for a just and lasting peace."
The EU diplomatic building in Kiev has been hit by Russian attacks overnight in several areas of the Ukrainian capital.
At least 15 people have been killed, including four children, and dozens more injured as a result of the attacks.
British Council offices hit by Russian attacks on Kiev
Photo: Associated Press
It is reported that the British Council offices in central Kiev were also hit on Thursday morning by a series of Russian attacks carried out in several areas.
The British Council building in Kiev is located very close to the EU delegation, which also suffered damage from the attacks, The Guardian reports.
It is understood that the organization, which promotes the teaching of English abroad, is determining what happened.
Death toll from Russian attack on Kiev rises to 12
Photo: Associated Press
The death toll from overnight Russian attacks in Ukraine has risen to 12.
Three children are among the victims, the BBC reports.
Russian forces launched a major drone and missile attack overnight, damaging residential buildings and other structures in seven districts, Ukrainian officials said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack, which also killed children, showed the world Russia's response to diplomacy amid US President Donald Trump's efforts to end the war.
"Russia chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table," Zelensky said on X, calling for new sanctions against Russia.
"She chooses to continue killing instead of ending the war," Zelensky added.
Kyiv city authorities reported at least 38 injuries, while search and rescue operations are continuing, with emergency services extinguishing fires and searching under the rubble of collapsed buildings.