


I’ll be frank with the pictures coming out of the city are horrific, including one of a thin layer of foil covering the body of the nine year old, watched over by a man reported to be her grandfather, who is said to have squatted next to his dead family for several hours until a chair was found for him.Īway from Ukraine, Francis also noted the shift in rhetoric from the French President: Ukraine’s general staff reported that the air defences intercepted all 10 missiles, which were identified as Iskander ballistic missiles. The attack also damaged apartment buildings, a medical clinic, a water pipeline, and cars. This would be the highest death toll in a single attack on the Ukrainian capital over the past month, if true. Ukraine’s National Police have said adding that 12 others were injured. A nine-year-old girl and her 24-year-old mother were among the three killed. We learned this morning that at least three people, including a child, have died in Kyiv after Russian ballistic missiles struck the city. Firstly, Assistant Comment Editor Francis Dearnley speaks about the attacks on Kyiv overnight:
