The missile attacks included the first one against Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, in nearly two months, although there were no reports of any targets hit.
at Ukraine early Friday, killing at least 23 people, most of them when two missiles slammed into an apartment building in the center of the country, officials said. Three children were among the dead.
The Ukrainian national police said 17 people were wounded and three children were rescued from the rubble. Nine were hospitalized. “I was calling, calling her , but she didn’t pick up. I even rang the doorbell, but still no answer,” she told The Associated Press. She used the spare keys from her friend’s apartment and went inside to check on her. She found her lying dead on her apartment floor.Another building resident, Olha Turina, told the AP that glass from the explosion flew everywhere.
A 31-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter were also killed in the eastern city of Dnipro in another attack, regional Governor Serhii Lysak said. Four people were also wounded, and a private home and business were damaged. “Missile strikes killing innocent Ukrainians in their sleep, including a 2-year-old child, is Russia’s response to all peace initiatives,” he tweeted. “The way to peace is to kick Russia out of Ukraine.”
The message triggered outrage among Ukrainians on social media and some officials, who viewed it as gloating over the casualties.
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