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The head of the Executive Committee of the European Union, Ursula von der Lin, has spoken of her anger at the bloody Russia attack in Kiev since July – which has damaged the European Union’s authorization office in the Ukrainian capital.

Ukrainian officials said that at least 21 people, including four children, were killed and wounded by bombing.

A five -storey residential building was destroyed, and the mission of the European Union and the near British Council was damaged.

In a strong drafting statement, von der Lin said that Russian missiles were struck close to the diplomatic mission: “Missiles were hit at a distance of 50 meters (165 feet) from the delegation within 20 seconds.”

The Ukrainian forces said that Russia fired nearly 600 drones and more than 30 ballistic and promoted ballistic missiles – the largest attack on the capital this month.

Many of the dead in the five -storey residential building were in the southeast Darnitsky area on the left bank in Kiev.

Torn a missile through the mass of apartments at about 03:00, causing its collapse.

Diggers removed the rubble, climbed rescue workers at the top of the amazing parts of the building in search of survivors.

The officials said that three of the children who were killed between the ages of two and 14 and 17. Many other young people were injured.

CCTV picks up the moment three strikes hit Kyiv

Night attacks followed the US -led diplomatic attacks aimed at ending the war and angering the United Kingdom as well as the European Union.

The UK Prime Minister, Sir Kerr, accused Vladimir Putin, Russia of “sabotaging the hopes of peace”, while the head of the European Union’s foreign policy, Kaja Callas, said that they showed “a deliberate option for escalation and peace.”

Ukrainian President Foludmir Zelinski, who repeated the need for “new, difficult sanctions on Russia, said that Moscow chose” the projectiles instead of the negotiating table. “

Although the Kremlin said that Russia was “still interested” in negotiations, von der Layen said that the strikes “another dark reminder” that Russia “will stop at anything to terrorize Ukraine”, killing men, women and children and even targeting the European Union.

The US special envoy in the United States, Kaith Keel, said that “the terrible attacks” of Russia in residential areas threatened the peace that President Donald Trump was following.

German Chancellor Friedrich Mirz said Russia “showed its real face again,” and the fact that the European Union delegation has been fire as an indication of the growing clarity of the Kremlin.

Kyiv Center Map shows the capital on August 28

A European Union spokeswoman said that a diplomatic mission should not be targeted at all, and Russian fees in Brussels were called in in response to the attack.

Russia’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, André Kielin, It was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Zelinski said that the attack on Ukraine’s cities and societies was a clear response from the Kremlin for everyone who called for weeks and months to “cease fire and real diplomacy.”

The missile wave came after it left more than 100,000 Ukrainian homes without strength by Russian drone attacks on the energy infrastructure on Wednesday. Officials said 60,000 other consumers were left without authority in the Central Venezia region in the latest attacks.

The Russian forces also hit a Ukrainian naval ship, killing a crew and wounding many others. The Russian Ministry of Defense has claimed that it had used a fast drone boat to target the Simferopol reconnaissance vessel in the mouth of the Danube River, although the Ukraine army did not give any details about the place where the attack occurred.

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European Union officials shared pictures of the damage of the authorization office in Kyiv

People tell Reuters at Kiev's metro station during the Russian attack.Reuters

Military officials advised people to stay in shelters during the attacks

European Council President Antonio Costa said he is “terrified” from the latest Russian attacks Ali Kyiv.

The British Council, which strengthens cultural relations with other countries and is located in the same bloc, such as the mission of the European Union, said that its office has been severely damaged and will be closed to visitors until further notice.

Ursula von der Lynn said that the European Union was preparing the 19th package of sanctions against Russia and announced that it would visit seven European Union member states that have participated in borders with Russia and its ally Belarus during the next few days.

The committee said it would travel to Latvia and Finland on Friday before going to Estonia, Poland, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Romania.

President Trump has been hoping to organize a summit that included Zellinski and Russia Vladimir Putin to put an end to the war, but these efforts have been stopped since then.

Putin first met In Alaska before talking with Zelinski leaders and the Publicists In Washington.

Ukraine president supported this step, but the Kremlin reduced any chance of Putin Zellinski’s summit.

Despite the latest setbacks, US officials will hold talks with Ukrainian delegation in New York on Friday. Zelinski said they will discuss “the military, political and economic components of the security guarantees” of Ukraine.

Ukraine works with its European allies on guarantees that aim to prevent any future Russian attack in the event of a peace agreement. Zelinski held talks in Kyiv this week with the President of the British Armed Forces, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin.

Russia says it will not accept European forces on the ground and say that they discussed it without Moscow’s involvement is “a way to anywhere.”


BBC Dmitry Flasov correspondent photographed parts of Kyiv, who is affected by the attack

Rescue sets outside a residential building destroyed in the strike

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2025-08-28 18:51:00

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