The attack was the first to hit Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers, a sprawling government complex at the heart of Kyiv.

Drone strikes also damaged several high-rise buildings in Kyiv, according to emergency services.

Russia has shown no sign of ending its three-and-a-half-year invasion of Ukraine, pushing hardline demands for ending the war, despite efforts by the United States to broker a peace deal.

Russia, which denies targeting civilians in Ukraine, said it had struck a plant and a logistics hub in Kyiv.

Its defence ministry said ‘’no strikes were carried out on other targets within the boundaries of Kyiv”, explicitly denying responsibility for the government building strike.

Police cordoned off the area surrounding the building, the roof and upper floors of which sustained damage.

Russia fired at least 810 drones and 13 missiles at Ukraine in a new record, according to the Ukrainian air force.
“Such killings now, when real diplomacy could have already begun long ago, are a deliberate crime and a prolongation of the war,” Zelensky said.

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He discussed the attack in a call with French President, Emmanuel Macron, and said that France would help Ukraine strengthen its defence.

Source: Vanguard