SIX people, including a child, have been killed in Vladimir Putin’s latest deadly blitz on Ukraine.
Donald Trump has also taken a shot at a top Putin ally, telling him to “watch his words” as the two countries head towards a major bust-up.
The moment a residential block in Kyiv was bombed overnight
A bomb hit an apartment building in Kyiv overnight
ReutersAn injured resident stands outside his damaged house from the missile attack[/caption]
Tyrant Vlad continues to bomb Ukraine despite Trump’s shortened peace deadline quickly dwindling.
Some 52 people have been injured, including nine children, in the latest salvo of missiles and drones which hit 27 locations in the capital overnight.
Vlad sent eight Iskander-K cruise missiles and 309 Shahed drones with five hitting buildings directly, the armed forces said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of burning ruins, saying people were still trapped under the rubble of one residential building.
He said: “Kyiv. Missile strike. Directly into a residential building. People under the rubble. All services are on site. Russian terrorists.”
The brave leader later added: “Today, the world once again saw Russia’s response to our desire for peace, shared with America and Europe.
“New, showcase killings. That is why peace without strength is impossible.”
Heartbreaking scenes saw rescuers carrying the dead child across the rubble of the collapsed nine-storey apartment building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv.
A report said Iskander-K cruise missiles with cluster warheads were used on Kyiv to “increase civilian casualties”.
Huge explosions could be seen across the Kyiv skyline overnight.
As dawn broke fires continued to burn while rescue workers surveyed the destroyed buildings.
The latest strike shows Putin has no intention of avoiding Trump’s ire and cutting a peace deal with Ukraine.
The US President has repeatedly said that the nightly bombing of civilians shows him Vlad isn’t serious about peace.
Trump’s shortened 10-day deadline could now see massive sanctions slapped on Russia or those who buy Moscow’s oil by August 8.
It has only further deepened the war of words between Washington DC and Moscow, with Trump releasing a fiery post overnight.
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APRescuers work in a destroyed apartment building[/caption]
Directed at Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of the Russian tyrant, Trump said: “Tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words.
“He’s entering very dangerous territory!”
Medvedev had compared Trump to “Sleepy Joe” Biden and threatened war in his incendiary remarks.
He added: “Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war.
“Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country. Don’t go down the Sleepy Joe road!”
Putin is building up towards sending 1,000 drones and missiles at Ukraine a night.
The Mega AgencyTrump has slammed top Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev[/caption]
East2WestMedvedev pictured with tyrant Vladimir Putin.[/caption]
The deadly blitzes are intended to sap morale and hammer civilian infrastructure.
But Trump has agreed to sell air defences to Ukraine and provide them with long range missiles to hit bombers, airstrips, and factories.
Trump slammed tyrant Putin while visiting Scotland earlier this week as he has not taken Trump’s peace efforts seriously.
Trump said was “very disappointed” with him and said there was “no reason” to not implement sanctions earlier on Russia.
Trump has made getting peace in Ukraine a priority and has talked to Putin directly as he has tried to get him to cut a deal.
But the tyrant has not moved away from his maximalist demands and will only sign a deal that leaves Ukraine defenceless.
Vlad has spent months talking up the prospect of peace, but appears to have alienated Trump after launching huge barrages at Ukrainian civilians.
Russia said on Thursday it had captured the town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 16 months of fighting.
The advance, if confirmed, would mark a significant gain for Moscow’s forces and could enable them to press on towards key “fortress” cities in the Donetsk region, including Kostiantynivka, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
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