Trump Keeps Up Pressure on Kyiv for Peace Deal Despite Airstrikes

and the rattle of anti-aircraft fire as Ukrainian defences tried to shoot the missiles down. Zelenskyy said: "To our great regret, there is destruction and loss in our capital."

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The injured included six children and a pregnant woman, with more than 40 people taken to hospital. Cars, a house and other buildings were set on fire, with extensive damage caused by falling debris. "Russia has launched a massive combined strike on Kyiv," Ukraine's state emergency service said on Telegram.

According to Reuters, Russia fired a North Korean KN-23 missile at an apartment block in Kyiv's Svyatoshinsky district. Video showed the missile hitting the building, followed by a massive orange explosion.

Ukraine's interior minister, Ihor Klymenko, said a big rescue operation was under way, involving dogs and engineering teams. "Mobile phones can be heard ringing under the ruins. The search will continue until everybody is got out. We have information about two children who cannot be found at the scene of the incident," he added.

Earlier on Wednesday evening, drones could be seen in the sky above Kharkiv region. Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, was hit by seven missiles and 12 kamikaze drones in strikes throughout the night.