A Russian ballistic missile attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killed at least 10 people, including two children, and wounded 16 others on Saturday, officials said.
The attack was part of a broader overnight attack in which Russia launched 29 missiles and 480 drones that targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, with damage reported in Kiev and seven other locations in the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy called for an international response after the attack.
“There must be a response from partners to these brutal attacks on life. I thank all those who will not remain silent. Russia has not given up its attempts to destroy Ukraine’s residential and critical infrastructure, and therefore support must continue,” he said in a message on X.
The ruins of an apartment building burn after a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Saturday. (Andrii Marienko/AP Photo)
“We count on actively cooperating with the European Union to ensure better protection of our people,” he added. “I am grateful to everyone who is helping to strengthen our protections.”
Preliminary Ukrainian data shows that air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones, while nine missiles and 26 attack drones hit 22 locations.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the attacks targeted Ukrainian military factories, energy facilities and air bases.
TRUMP SAYS ‘HATE’ BETWEEN PUTIN AND ZELENSKYY BLOCKING PEACE DEAL IN UKRAINE
Ukrainian firefighters work at the site of an apartment building after a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. (Andrii Marienko/AP Photo)
Speaking Saturday at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Florida, President Donald Trump said the “hatred” between Russia and Ukraine is complicating efforts to reach a peace deal.
“It’s so great that, you know, Ukraine, Russia, you would think there would be a little bit of camaraderie, [but] There isn’t. And the hatred is so great. It is very difficult for them to get there. It’s very, very difficult to get there. So we’ll see what happens,” Trump said. “But we’ve been close many times and one or the other would back off.”
“But we lose, you know, they lose, you know, it doesn’t really affect us much because there’s an ocean that separates us. I’m doing it as a favor to Europe, and I’m doing it as a favor to life, because they’re losing 25,000 souls,” Trump added. ‘Think about that every month. 25,000. Last month 31,000. 31,000 people died on both sides, mostly soldiers.’
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Firefighters battle a blaze at a multi-storey apartment building after a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. (Andrii Marienko/AP Photo)
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