A recent wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine has tragically resulted in the deaths of at least 14 individuals, including a child, according to reports from local authorities.
Since the conflict began, Moscow has frequently launched missiles and hundreds of drones into Ukraine, often on a nightly basis. In response, Kyiv has also conducted strikes within Russian territory.
These latest assaults occurred shortly after a 32-hour Orthodox Easter truce concluded, a period both nations accused each other of widely violating.
In the southern port city of Odesa, missile and drone strikes claimed seven lives, as confirmed by Serhiy Lysak, head of the city’s military administration, via Telegram on Thursday.
The capital, Kyiv, also suffered significant casualties, with at least four people, including a 12-year-old child, killed in the attacks, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Additionally, three fatalities were reported in the central city of Dnipro, stated Oleksandr Ganzha, head of the regional administration.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko urged residents to remain in shelters as an air raid warning persisted early Thursday morning, noting that at least 45 individuals were injured in the strikes.
Meanwhile, on the Russian side, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported that two children were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea port of Tuapse in the southern Krasnodar Krai region on Thursday.
He stated on Telegram that “a drone attack on residential buildings in Tuapse has claimed the lives of two minors aged five and 14,” adding that the incident also ignited a large fire.
Widespread Damage Reported
The Russian air raids on Kyiv, commencing early Thursday, inflicted extensive damage across the Podilskyi, Obolonskyi, and Desnyanskyi districts, as confirmed by the city’s mayor.
Throughout the Ukrainian capital, explosions ignited buildings and vehicles, shattered windows, and damaged hotel facades, according to a damage assessment posted on Telegram by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Falling debris from the attacks sparked fires in a residential building in Podilskyi, damaged a hotel, and led to the collapse of a home.
Mayor Klitschko shared on Telegram that “a child and her mother were rescued from the rubble.”
In the Obolonskyi district, an office building sustained damage, and cars were set ablaze. Klitschko also reported that at least four medics were injured due to repeated shelling.
Additionally, falling debris caused a fire at a two-story residential building in the Desnyanskyi district.
Online images depicted uncontrolled fires and smoke rising into the sky.
There has been no immediate comment from Russia regarding these incidents.
Diplomatic Efforts Stalled
In recent months, multiple rounds of negotiations, brokered by the United States, have failed to bring the warring parties closer to a peace agreement to halt the conflict, which began with Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
The diplomatic process has seen further stagnation since the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East, with Washington’s focus reportedly shifting towards Iran.
Even prior to the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East, progress towards a peace deal in Ukraine had been slow, primarily due to disagreements over territorial issues.
Ukraine has put forward a proposal to freeze the conflict along the existing front lines.
However, Russia has rejected this proposition, asserting its demand for control over the entire Donetsk region, despite parts of it being under Ukrainian control – a demand Kyiv deems unacceptable.
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