‘Massive’ bombing on Kyiv kills at least 5

Ukraine said yesterday that “another massive attack” on the capital Kyiv killed at least five people, a day after the country’s top military commander vowed to intensify strikes on Russia.

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Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war have stalled, with the last direct meeting between the two sides almost three weeks ago and no follow-up talks scheduled.

AFP journalists in Kyiv heard the buzzing of a drone flying over the city centre and explosions, as well as gunfire.

“Another massive attack on the capital. Possibly, several waves of enemy drones,’ said a statement from Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration.

Four people were killed in Shevchenkivsky district, where part of a residential high-rise building was destroyed, and another person was killed to the south in Bila Tserkva, said Interior Minister Igor Klymenko.

AFP journalists saw about 10 people sheltering in the basement of a residential building in the centre of the capital waiting for the attack to end, most of them scrolling their phones for news.