{"id":274386,"date":"2025-04-04T22:08:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T22:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/ukraine-says-massive-russian-drone-attack-on-zelenskyys-home-city-after-missile-strike-kills-16\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T22:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T22:08:35","slug":"ukraine-says-massive-russian-drone-attack-on-zelenskyys-home-city-after-missile-strike-kills-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/ukraine-says-massive-russian-drone-attack-on-zelenskyys-home-city-after-missile-strike-kills-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine says ‘massive’ Russian drone attack on Zelenskyy’s home city after missile strike kills 16"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least 16 people, including six children, have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city, according to Ukrainian officials.<\/p>\n

Ukraine’s president<\/strong><\/a> said the attack on Kryvyi Rih showed Russia<\/a> <\/strong>“does not want a ceasefire”.<\/p>\n

“The whole world sees it,” he added. “Every missile, every strike drone proves that Russia only wants war.<\/p>\n

“And only on the pressure of the world on Russia, on all efforts to strengthen Ukraine<\/strong><\/a>, our air defence, our forces – only on this does it depend when the war will end.”<\/p>\n

Latest updates: President’s home city hit by missile attack<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

At least 50 people were wounded, according to emergency services, and regional governor Serhiy Lysak said more than 30, including a three-month-old baby, were in hospital.<\/p>\n

Local authorities said the strike damaged about 20 apartment buildings, more than 30 vehicles, an educational building and a restaurant. They said emergency responders were at the scene and psychologists were helping survivors.<\/p>\n

Confirming the “high-precision strike”, the Russian defence ministry said on Telegram that it targeted “a meeting of unit commanders and Western instructors” in a city restaurant.<\/p>\n

“As a result of the strike, enemy losses total up to 85 servicemen and officers of foreign countries, as well as up to 20 vehicles,” the ministry added.<\/p>\n

Later on Friday, a local Ukrainian official said Russian drones carried out a “massive” attack on Kryvyi Rih.<\/p>\n

On Telegram, Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s military administration, said: “There is a mass attack by Shaheds,” referring to Iranian-designed drones. “There are fires at four sites from Shahed impacts.”<\/p>\n

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US ‘not interested in negotiations about negotiations’<\/strong><\/p>\n

It comes after the US secretary of state issued a veiled threat to Russia as talks about a ceasefire with Ukraine continue.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Brussels during a NATO meeting, Marco Rubio said the US was “not interested in… negotiations about negotiations,” adding: “We’re not going to continue this forever.<\/p>\n

“So none of it was threatening. I think it was more an explanation of this is our timeline, and at some point it will be clear whether [Russia] want peace or [Russia] don’t want peace.<\/p>\n

“And that time is coming. It’s pretty short.”<\/p>\n

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In March, the US agreed a proposed 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine<\/strong><\/a> after talks in Saudi Arabia. Later, Washington negotiated a limited ceasefire about energy infrastructure with Russia<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since then, the warring countries have accused each other of violating the energy ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Foreign Secretary David Lammy<\/strong><\/a> also said in Brussels on Friday that Vladimir Putin “continues to obfuscate, continues to drag his feet” on ceasefire talks.<\/p>\n

He added that while the Russian president should be accepting a ceasefire, “he continues to bombard Ukraine, its civilian population, its energy supplies”.<\/p>\n

“We see you, Vladimir Putin. We know what you are doing,” Mr Lammy then said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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