For the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, Ukraine’s central government headquarters in Kyiv has been hit.
A symbol of state power — the Cabinet of Ministers building — was set ablaze.
An overnight wave of missiles and drones battered the capital and other cities.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko confirmed the strike, saying the roof and upper floors caught fire “due to an enemy attack.”
Across the country, at least four people were killed.
This included a young mother and her baby when a residential block in Kyiv’s Svyatoshynsky district was torn apart.
Nowhere Safe In Russia’s Biggest Strike
Ukraine’s air force called it a record-breaking night: more than 800 drones and missiles launched, with dozens hitting 37 locations.
President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of prolonging the war deliberately.
“Such killings now, when real diplomacy could have started long ago, are a deliberate crime,” he wrote, urging the world to act.
Russia claimed it struck Ukraine’s military-industrial sites.
Kyiv’s mayor Vitali Klitschko suggested the cabinet strike might have been from an intercepted drone.
Either way, it’s a chilling first — the heart of Kyiv, thought to be impenetrable, wasn’t spared.
A shaken resident, Valentina, whose apartment windows blew out, put it simply: “At least we’re alive.”
But for Ukraine, the message was harsher — nowhere is truly safe anymore.
