Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 19 people, including four children, in an attack the United States warned undermines peace efforts.

Russia has rained down aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities despite US President Donald Trump’s push for a ceasefire and even as it talks up the importance of ending the war launched by its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

The attack — one of the deadliest on Kyiv — blasted a five-storey crater in one apartment block, ripping the building in two.

The European Union mission, a British government cultural building, as well as two media outlets’ offices were also damaged, setting off international protests.

AFP reporters saw rescuers carrying several victims away from t

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