Russian Overnight Attack Kills Six in Kyiv, Including Child and Mother

Russian forces launched over 300 drones and eight missiles against Ukraine overnight, killing six civilians in Kyiv – among them a six-year-old boy and his mother – President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. The Ukrainian leader stressed that the capital bore the brunt of the “massive bombardment,” with additional strikes targeting the Kyiv, Sumy, Poltava, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Zelensky urged international partners to “force Moscow to pursue peace and engage in genuine negotiations,” emphasizing they possess “all necessary tools” to achieve this. “We expect all commitments currently declared by America and Europe toward this goal to be fulfilled,” he concluded.