Russia is fighting Kyiv, which prompted a rare reprimand from Trump

Russia has killed at least eight people and wounded more than 60 others in a huge attack on Kiev early on Thursday, prompting President Trump to issue rare public criticism in Moscow just hours after He criticized President Voludmir Zelinski Ukraine.

The attack was the bloodiest in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, since last summer. Bangs can be heard all night. Brown smoke clouds rose over the city when the sun appeared.

One two -story missile hit 12 apartments, where emergency workers hunting for the survivors Thursday morning. I lost a five -storey building next to all its windows. People stood abroad, stare in damage and talk on their phones, and told their loved ones that they were alive. There was no visible military target nearby.

Mr. Zellinski said nearly 70 missiles, including ballistic missiles, and about 150 drones, have targeted cities throughout the country – although Kiev was the most difficult blow.

Before cutting a trip to South Africa, Mr. Zelinski told a press conference there that he had not seen any indication that Russia was subjected to approval of the ceasefire. “We will be able to get close to a full and unconditional ceasefire,” he said with more pressure on Moscow. Mr. Zelinski added a large -scale missile attack on Thursday on Kiev, and instead, it seemed to be aimed at pressure on the United States.

Almost at the same time, Mr. Trump criticized President Vladimir F. Putin from Russia on the attack, it shows how his administration’s positions may seem volatility without warning.

“Vladimir, stop!” Mr. Trump posted on the social truth, saying that he was “not satisfied with Russian strikes on Kiev.” “It is not necessary, and a very bad timing,” added the post.

The attack came hours after Mr. Trump and his senior assistants asked Kiev to accept an American designer plan that apparently give Russia all the lands it gained in the war, which began with it. Russia’s extensive invasion In February 2022. The plan also presented KyIV only mysterious assurances about the future security of the country. So far, Mr. Zellinski Ukraine said Unacceptable This deal.

Since he took office in January, the Trump administration has repeated the Kremlin’s conversation points in the war, a reflection of the previous United States policy under the Biden Administration. Over the past week, the Trump administration has repeatedly threatened to move away from the peace process, claiming that the two sides were elements. On Wednesday, the planned peace talks in London It has been reducedBecause the United States decided not to attend.

Mr. Trump later contacted the Ukrainian President, “Al -Talbaa”, in a publication on social media and said that Mr. Zellinski will not “only prolong the” killing field. “

“The frustration of the president is very running out,” Caroline Levitt, the White House press secretary, told reporters later on Wednesday. But Mr. Trump has appeared for the blame for Mr. Zellinski, saying that Mr. Trump sought peace, but it seems that the leader of Ukraine “is moving in the wrong direction.”

On Thursday, in his position on the social truth, Mr. Trump said he wanted to “obtain the peace agreement!”

Mr. Zelinski had previously indicated that Ukraine accepted a 30 -day US ceasefire proposal in March, while Mr. Putin refused to approve this plan. Mr. Putin announced a temporary truce for Easter on Sunday, but this seemed to be more than a Public relations trick From the actual ceasefire along the front lines. Ukrainian cities, at least, have been largely rescued for 30 hours of truce.

This was not the case early Thursday. Shortly after midnight, the first air warnings appeared.

Yevhenii Plakhotnikov, 40, who sells furniture, lives on the other side of the two -storey residential building hit by a missile. He said he woke up to the alarm, heard the sound of noisy drones and then started wearing clothes. A message about Telegram – the platform of the messages on which many Ukrainians depend on missile alerts – said that a ballistic missile had been launched.

Mr. Plakhotnikov said he went to the hallway to put his shoes.

“While I was putting a second sport shoe, I heard the first explosion,” he remembered in an interview. “Then I heard something heavy. Each doors are torn in half. I opened the door and saw fragments flying.”

He said he helped get other people out of his building. There, one man was standing, covered with blood. Another said, standing a little away, only: “This residential building has gone in the yard.”

Emergency workers search for survivors in the rubble. At 8:30 am local time, Svetlana Vodlah told the reporters: “Now we just dug another person.

Titiana Hernenko, 58, stood on the street, covers her mouth with her hands and looked at her destroyed apartment next to the flat building.

“The most important thing is that we are alive,” said Ms. Hernenko. She added, “I heard the screaming -” help! – People were screaming and asking for help.

Residents were able to remove the stairs from the debris, which allowed Mrs. Hernko and others to overcome them.

Friends and relatives continued to appear outside the construction apartments that were demolished after hours of the attack, hoping to get good news. But there was little to be. A brother, 21, and a 19 -year -old sister, died.

On Thursday afternoon, dozens of classmates and friends of Danilo Khudia, 17, came to vigilance: the teenager, known as Dania, was still missing under the rubble, alongside his parents. When watching emergency workers who dug, the boys were stones, while many girls, including Dania’s friend, were unbearable.

“I am waiting for Dania,” said Dennis, 19, who did not want to give his last name.

Ukrainian officials said Russia has increased attacks against civilians since the beginning of the US -led peace negotiations.

Andrei Yermak, Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian President, posted a video on a social media clip showing emergency workers outside a building destroyed on Thursday. “Once again, Russia strikes civilians,” he said. Other Ukrainian officials urged Western partners to renew the air defenses for Kev.

In March, Mr. Trump He had pledged To work with Mr. Zelensky to find national -made air defense systems. But when Mr. Zellinski said this month he wanted to buy Patriot from the United States, Mr. Trump I suggest that Ukraine He “started the war” and said that the Ukrainian president was “always looking to buy missiles.”

On Thursday’s attack on Kiev, one of the most bloody and worst war was in the capital since July, when the Russian missiles were Destroy Children’s Hospital In Kyiv, more than 20 people were killed throughout the city. The deadly missile strikes also targeted cities Sums and Kryvyi RiraIncluding large numbers of civil losses.

The authorities originally said that nine people were killed in Kiev on Thursday, but later reduced the number of confirmed deaths to eight.

As the search and rescue efforts continued, those affected by the strike said they wanted the war to end, but they were unable to see accepting a single -sided deal that would benefit Russia.

“We felt yesterday with great disappointment because the negotiations did not move forward, then overnight, it hit me directly,” said Ms. Hyrenko, while wiping her damaged apartment. “I am disappointed. I exhausted.”

Mr. Plakhotnikov said he does not know how to go out to Ukraine.

He said: “There is no use in continuing the war, but it is also impossible to stop.”

Andrew E. Church It contributed to the reports from Kharkif and Ukraine and Oleksandra mykolyyshyn From Kyiv.