Russian Strikes Near Kyiv Kill a Child
Russian drone and missile strikes on the outskirts of Kyiv killed at least three people, including a child, overnight, Ukrainian officials said, with falling debris sparking fires. It was the latest in a relentless bombardment that has driven President Zelensky’s renewed pleas for more air defences. The attack came as US intelligence was reported to have warned that Vladimir Putin may take provocative action to test NATO’s resolve.
The overnight deaths added to a mounting civilian toll that Kyiv says proves Russia is deliberately targeting the population. The strikes landed just after the US Senate finally passed a long-stalled bill imposing sweeping new sanctions on Russia, a measure that still needs the approval of the House. American warnings that Mr Putin might seek to test the Western alliance’s cohesion add to unease along NATO’s eastern flank, days after a Russian missile strayed into Poland. The casualty figures came from Ukrainian officials and could not be independently verified. Watch whether the West speeds air-defence deliveries and how Moscow responds to the sanctions.