Russia launches massive missile attack on Kyiv as Zelensky resists US pressure to surrender

Published April 24, 2025 7:24am ET



ZELENSKY: ‘EMOTIONS HAVE RUN HIGH: It was another night of hell for residents of Ukraine’s capital city, where many people spent the night huddled in bomb shelters and subway tunnels, as Russian missiles and drones rained down from the skies, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 70. Photos from the Associated Press show that homes and residential buildings were hit in Kyiv, as the city weathered one of the largest Russian attacks since the war began over three years ago. 

And it comes as President Donald Trump is blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for prolonging the “killing field” by rejecting an American peace proposal that would include U.S. recognition of Crimea as part of Russia. Trump was reacting on his social media platform Truth Social to Zelensky’s statement ahead of talks in London, at which the U.S. proposal was intended to be presented. “Ukraine will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea,” Zelensky said at a Tuesday press conference. “There’s nothing to talk about here. This is against our constitution.”

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