Russia blamed for overnight strike on Kyiv that killed at least 9, injured dozens, including children

Ukrainian authorities accidental Russia is liable for an overnight rocket and drone onslaught connected Kyiv that killed 9 radical and injured different 70, including children. 

The Kyiv City Military Administration said connected its Telegram transmission that Russia struck Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles. At slightest 45 drones were detected, the medication said, adding that Ukraine's Air Force would update the figures later.

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Ukrainian searchers wide the rubble aft a Russian ballistic rocket onslaught successful Kyiv, Ukraine, aboriginal Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

The attack, which began astir 1:00 a.m., deed astatine slightest 5 neighborhoods successful Kyiv. In Sviatoshynkskyi district, a occurrence broke retired successful a residential gathering that was damaged successful the attack. More fires were reported successful the Shevchenkivsky and Holosiivskyi districts.

Rescue workers wide the rubble astatine a location damaged by a Russian airstrike successful a residential vicinity successful Kyiv, Ukraine, connected Thursday, April 24, 2025.  (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

At slightest 42 radical were hospitalized, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said. First responders worked into the morning, uncovering bodies nether the rubble. 

In this photograph released by South African Government Communications and Information Services (GCIS), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives successful Pretoria, South Africa, for a authorities sojourn wherever helium volition conscionable South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Thursday, April 24, 2025.  (AP Photo/GCIS via AP)

The onslaught came hours aft bid negotiations appeared to stall, with President Donald Trump lashing retired astatine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying helium was prolonging the "killing field" by pushing backmost connected ceding Crimea to Russia arsenic portion of a imaginable bid plan. Later that day, Trump said "it's been harder" to woody with Zelenskyy than Russia.

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Zelenskyy has said aggregate times that recognizing occupied territory arsenic Russian is simply a reddish enactment for his country.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.