Kyiv residents fatalistic but defiant as city again comes under mass air attack

<p>Russian strikes kill at least 21 in Ukraine’s capital as period of quiet is shattered in wake of Trump-Putin summit</p><p>It was a deadly moment that unfortunately came as no surprise. At about 3am the unmistakable crump of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/russia-drone-missile-strikes-kyiv-ukraine">explosions could be heard across Kyiv</a>, enough to wake up tens of thousands and leave them contemplating whether to head for shelter or to stay in bed hoping for the best.</p><p>At a five-storey residential apartment block in the Darnytskyi area in the east of the city, residents said they had heard Russian bombing in the distance. It was a familiar sound, and many had gathered away from the windows in central corridors that extended along the block, only for disaster to strike.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/28/kyiv-residents-fatalistic-but-defiant-as-city-again-comes-under-mass-air-attack">Continue reading...</a>