Russia's missile attack on Kyiv killed at least 1

12/2/2025 11:42

Ukrainian officials said, Russia's early morning missile attack on Kyiv killed at least one civilian and sparked several fires throughout the city.



Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, said in a post on the Telegram messaging app, "Russia carried out a missile strike on Kyiv and the Kyiv region."



"This is how (Vladimir) wants the war to end."



U.S. President Donald Trump, who had vowed to end the conflict in Ukraine, said over the weekend that he has been in contact with Kyiv and Putin and was "making progress" in negotiations to end the war that Russia launched on Ukraine nearly three years ago.



Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that at least one person was killed as a result of the attack and emergency services were called to at least four districts of the Ukrainian capital.



The military administration said that fires broke out at several residential and non-residential buildings.



Air raid alerts were imposed only at the start of the attack at around 0227 GMT. It was not immediately clear what missiles were used, but the late launch of air raid alerts suggests they were difficult to detect by radar.