Deadly Russian Missile Strike Hits EU Delegation Building in Kyiv

Devastating Attack on Kyiv

• 💥 A "massive" Russian assault on Kyiv early Thursday resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people and left dozens more injured, according to Ukrainian officials.
• 🌃 Powerful explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital during the night, illuminating the sky and sending a column of smoke into the air.
• 🏙️ The strike hit near the EU delegation building in downtown Kyiv, a busy street with offices and residential buildings.

Scale of the Assault

• ✈️ The attack involved nearly 600 drones, described as large (2 meters high, 3 meters wide) and full of explosives, not small reconnaissance drones.
• 🚀 Additionally, 31 missiles carrying much more lethal charges of explosives struck the city.

International Reaction and Diplomacy

• 🇪🇺 The European Union summoned Moscow's envoy in Brussels after the strike, citing a violation of the Vienna Convention by hitting a building associated with the EU.
• 🕊️ Ukrainians, experiencing daily bombings, see this as proof that Russia has no will for negotiations.
• 🇺🇸 Despite past hopes for diplomatic meetings involving Donald Trump, nothing has progressed, with prisoner of war exchanges being the only regular diplomatic success.
• 💔 On the ground, the reality for Ukrainians remains living under daily Russian bombs.