The attack began at around 1am on Thursday and hit at least four neighbourhoods in Kyiv.
Fires were reported in several residential buildings after Russia struck Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles, according to the Kyiv city military administration.
Rescue operations were still under way at 13 sites on Thursday morning to find bodies under the rubble.
Ukrainian rescuers at the site of the Russian missile attack in Kyiv (Photo: State emergency service of Ukraine/AFP)The Associated Press news agency said it witnessed rescue teams dig out people trapped under the rubble of the building and bodies being removed.
Ukrainian rescuers operate at the site of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv on April 24, 2025 (Photo: GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)
Ms Bilozir said: “I honestly don’t even know how this will all end, it’s very scary.
The attack came hours after peace negotiations appeared to stall, with US President Donald Trump accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of prolonging the “killing field” by refusing to recognise Russia’s occupation of Crimea as part of a US peace deal.
An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over Kyiv on April 24, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
Additional fires were reported in the Shevchenkivskyi and Holosiivskyi districts, and falling metal fragments from the attack struck vehicles.
Her family was sleeping when the first explosion shattered their windows, sending kitchen appliances flying into the air.
“After that, we came to the shelter because it was scary and dangerous at home,” she said.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said that apart from Kyiv and the surrounding region, seven other regions were under the “mass” attack.
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Multi-storey residential buildings, a city polyclinic, a school building, private yards, industrial enterprises, and a hotel complex were damaged and one person was taken to hospital, he said.
Ukrainian state railway Ukrzaliznytsia said that railway infrastructure had come under attack and two railway workers were hurt.
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