As ceasefire ends, Russian drone strikes residential building in Kyiv
The Kyiv Independent • • world
Key Points:
- Russian forces resumed drone attacks on Kyiv overnight on May 12, hitting a residential building in the Obolon district and causing damage in Kyiv Oblast, including to a kindergarten and homes in Fastiv.
- The attacks occurred shortly after a U.S.-brokered temporary ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia expired, following three days of relative calm.
- No casualties have been reported from the drone strikes, but the full extent of the damage remains unclear.
- The renewed strikes come amid ongoing efforts by the U.S. to broker another temporary ceasefire in exchange for sanctions relief for Moscow.
- Prior to the ceasefire, Russian forces regularly targeted Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure, and during the ceasefire, some limited missile and drone activity was still reported.