Ukraine Live: Kyiv Hit by Russian Attack, At Least 3 Dead
Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Russian missile attacks killed at least three people in Kyiv on Monday.
- Fighting continues for the strategic eastern city of Kostyantynivka, which Russia claims to have captured.
- US President Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit.
Russian missile attacks struck Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on Monday, killing at least three people amid a nationwide alert for ballistic missiles. Multiple explosions were heard in the city, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.
On the eastern front, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that fighting persists for the strategic city of Kostyantynivka. The Kremlin had previously announced its capture.
In diplomatic news, US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on the sidelines of the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara. Both Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Trump by phone on Saturday, coinciding with the United States' 250th anniversary.
Local authorities reported that the attacks in Kyiv resulted in three fatalities. Timur Tkatchenko, head of the local military administration, confirmed the deaths via Telegram. Meanwhile, in Crimea, the city of Sevastopol experienced a power outage due to a Ukrainian attack on energy infrastructure, according to the Moscow-appointed governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev. He advised residents to conserve phone battery power and noted that trolleybus services would be suspended.
Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.