A Russian drone struck a kindergarten in Ukraine’s Kharkiv city after a massive overnight assault, killing one person and injuring seven others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday.

“All the children have been safely evacuated and are now in shelters. Unfortunately, one person has been killed, my condolences to the bereaved family. Seven people have been injured and are receiving medical care,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X.

He said preliminary reports indicated that several children showed signs of acute stress after the strike. “There is no justification for a drone strike on a kindergarten, nor can there ever be. Clearly, Russia is growing more brazen,” the president added.

Zelenskyy described the strike as “Russia’s spit in the face to everyone who insists on a

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