4 killed in drone assault in Ukraine’s Kyiv, Russian missile strikes residence constructing in Mykolaiv

Russia has been stepping up its assault on Ukraine by finishing up drone strikes and missile assaults in a number of cities in Ukraine.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 18, 2022 13:39 IST

Firefighters work after a drone assault on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP photograph)

By India Today Web Desk: At least 4 individuals died after drones laden with explosives struck Ukraine’s capital metropolis Kyiv on Monday. This is the second wave of airstrikes that Russia unleashed on Ukraine after a key bridge connecting Russia and annexed Crimea was destroyed earlier this month.

Meanwhile, within the port metropolis of Mykolaiv, a Russian missile struck an residence constructing on Tuesday morning, reported Reuters, citing a witness.

The witness advised Reuters {that a} hearth crew recovered the physique of a person from the rubble after a wing of the constructing was utterly destroyed.

Here are the highest developments within the story:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday mentioned Russia attacked the capital metropolis of Kyiv utilizing drones laden with explosives. At least 4 individuals had been killed within the assault, the second of its type in per week after a key bridge connecting Russia and Crimea was destroyed earlier this month.

Zelenskyy throughout his video deal with mentioned, “Right now, there is a new Russian drone attack.” He added that Ukrainian troopers shot down a few of the drones.

Following the assaults, the White House issued a warning that it’ll maintain Russia accountable for its “war crimes”. According to Reuters, US President Joe Biden’s press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the media and mentioned that the White House “strongly condemns Russia’s missile strikes” and that the assault “continues to demonstrate Putin’s brutality”.

Not even a day after the drone strikes, a Russian missile struck an residence constructing within the Ukrainian port metropolis of Mykolaiv on Tuesday morning, mentioned Reuters citing a witness.

According to the witness, the missile utterly destroyed one wing of the constructing and a fireplace crew recovered the physique of a person from the rubble.

In Russia, a warplane crashed right into a residential space within the southern metropolis of Yeysk after struggling engine failure. At least 13 individuals had been killed within the incident after an enormous blaze engulfed a number of flooring of a nine-story residence constructing.

The Russian Defense Ministry mentioned a Su-34 bomber got here down within the metropolis after certainly one of its engines caught hearth throughout takeoff for a coaching mission. Both crew members bailed out safely, however the airplane crashed right into a residential space.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s state nuclear vitality company mentioned Russia has kidnapped two senior staff of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant in southern Ukraine.

As the US and Nato stay on alert as Russia is predicted to hold out large-scale drills of its nuclear forces, a US army official on Monday mentioned the White House has not been knowledgeable but of the workout routines.

The nuclear drills will probably be part of its annual nuclear workout routines which occur round this time of the yr.

Ukraine and its Western allies are on alert as Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a number of nuclear threats previously because the conflict began in February.

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Oct 18, 2022