The death toll from the Russian strike in Kyiv has risen, according to Head of Kyiv City Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko.
„The death toll from the Russian attack has risen to 23 people,“ Tkachenko said on his Telegram channel.
Previously, 21 deaths and 100 injuries had been reported.
„Where is the Russian response to the proposals to end the war, which were made by the United States and the world?“ Zelensky said in a statement shared on his Telegram channel.
„Russian representatives are having long conversations, but in reality, the Kinzhals (missiles) and Shaheds (drones) are speaking for them. This is the real attitude of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and his entourage. They do not want to end the war.“
Kyiv came under a mass combined missile and drone attack overnight on Dec. 27.
The attack started with Russia launching several Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, Iskander ballistic missiles, and a group of Kalibr cruise missiles at the capital shortly before 2 a.m. Kyiv time, monitoring channels reported.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko confirmed the information about six victims in the capital.
„According to confirmed information from doctors, six people died as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv,“ he said on Telegram.
(November 19, 2025)
In the western city of Ternopil, 25 people had been confirmed dead as of 3.09 p.m. and 73 others injured, following a Tuesday to Wednesday overnight Russian attack Ukraine’s emergency services reported.
“Russia has again struck peaceful Ukrainian cities – deliberately targeting housing, education facilities, and critical infrastructure. Their goal remains unchanged: more civilian casualties, more destruction, more pain,” Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote via Telegram.