The death toll from Russian rocket and drone strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv continues to rise. Authorities said Friday that at least 23 people, including children, were killed overnight in the deadliest assault on the city in months.
The strikes also damaged Kyiv’s British Council and European Union offices, prompting Britain and the EU to summon their Russian envoys.
Residents described scenes of chaos and horror as missiles tore through residential areas. “It all happened so quickly. The windows shattered, the whole apartment filled with dust and smoke,” said one young man, who carried his aunt’s two children — one just two years old — to safety.
He added that victims were trapped under rubble. “I saw a man on the ground screaming. His leg was broken, almost cut off. And there was a child under the rubble. We helped the child first.”