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Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin resumes strikes on Kyiv amid outrage over 34 deaths at care home
The Independent • • general
Key Points:
- Russian drone strikes on Kyiv have resumed following the deadliest attack on the capital this year, which killed 37 people, mostly residents of a care home near an ammunition depot in the Bucha district.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has opened criminal investigations into official negligence for storing explosives near residential areas, condemning the practice as "terrible negligence."
- Russia's defense ministry claimed the warehouse struck in Myla contained drone components, contradicting Ukraine's description of it as an ammunition storage site, and also announced successful testing of a nuclear-capable missile.
- Russian strikes have also hit Ukraine's Kherson region, killing two and wounding 27, while UK naval forces tracked Russian warships in the English Channel during a 72-hour operation.
- US intelligence reports suggest Vladimir Putin views Donald Trump as weakened by the Iran war, potentially emboldening Russia to escalate aggression in Ukraine, though US officials have warned Moscow against such calculations.
