Russian air strikes kill 1 in Kyiv as Zelenskyy demands more pressure on Putin

• One idiosyncratic was killed Sunday successful Russian aerial strikes connected the Ukrainian superior of Kyiv.
• The decease toll from Friday’s onslaught connected the cardinal Ukrainian metropolis of Kryvyi Rih roseate to 19.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the intensifying Russian attacks showed that determination is inactive insufficient planetary unit connected Moscow.

One idiosyncratic was killed Sunday arsenic Russian aerial strikes deed the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, portion the decease toll from Friday’s deadly onslaught connected the cardinal Ukrainian metropolis of Kryvyi Rih continued to rise.

The Kyiv unfortunate was recovered adjacent to the strike's epicenter of the onslaught successful the city's Darnytskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. A further 3 radical were injured successful the strike, which saw fires interruption retired successful respective nonresidential areas, damaging cars and buildings.

In a connection connected societal media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the intensifying Russian attacks showed that determination is inactive insufficient planetary unit connected Moscow.

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He said Russia has launched much than 1,460 guided aerial bombs, astir 670 onslaught drones and much than 30 missiles astatine Ukraine successful the past week alone.

"These attacks are (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s effect to each planetary diplomatic efforts. Each of our partners — the United States, each of Europe, the full satellite — has seen that Russia intends to proceed the warfare and the killing," Zelenskyy said.

"That is wherefore determination tin beryllium nary easing of pressure. All efforts indispensable beryllium aimed astatine guaranteeing information and bringing bid closer."

Emergency services unit respond to the tract of a Russian rocket onslaught successful Kyiv, Ukraine, connected April 6, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Meanwhile, officials said that the decease toll from Friday's onslaught connected the cardinal metropolis of Kryvyi Rih had continued to grow, with 19 dormant — including galore children — and a further 75 wounded.

Oleksandr Vilkul, caput of Kryvyi Rih's subject administration, declared 3 days of mourning for the attack, starting connected April 7. He said that determination was "pain successful the hearts of millions of people".

"Together we volition stand. And nary substance however hard it is, we volition win," helium said. "The force volition beryllium punished for each Ukrainian and for each mother's tear."

Local authorities said the Kryvyi Rih onslaught damaged 44 flat buildings and 23 backstage houses.

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed Friday that it had carried retired a high-precision rocket onslaught with a precocious explosive warhead connected a edifice wherever a gathering with portion commanders and Western instructors was taking place.

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The Russian subject claimed that the onslaught killed 85 subject unit and overseas officers and destroyed 20 vehicles. The military’s claims could not beryllium independently verified. The Ukrainian General Staff rejected the claims.

Elsewhere, Russian troops fired 23 missiles and 109 onslaught and decoy drones crossed Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian aerial unit said Sunday. Thirteen missiles and 40 drones were changeable down, portion 53 decoy drones were jammed and did not scope their destinations, it said.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its aerial defenses had destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones, including 8 implicit the Rostov portion and 2 implicit the Kursk region.