The explosions occurred at dawn. Four Explosions sounded in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday June 26. A residential complex near downtown kyiv was hit causing a fire and the release of a large cloud of gray smoke. Four injured, including a 7-year-old girl and her mother, were hospitalized, the mayor of the capital, Vitaly Klitschko, said on Telegram messaging, adding that the rescue work “in the Chevchenkivsky district” were continuing.
An AFP collaborator living in the same residential complex heard a loud buzz preceding the explosions. On Twitter, the French ambassador to Ukraine, Etienne de Poncins, claimed that “dare civilians” were “clearly intended”.
Strikes early this morning on residential buildings in #Kyiv close to central station. Clearly targeted civilians. One of the residents rescued from the rubble had nationality and a passport … #WeStandWithUkraine solidarity pic.twitter.com/qktSswyJ6Q
— Etienne de Poncins (@EdePoncins) June 26, 2022
These explosions come hours before the opening of the meeting of the leaders of the G7 countries in the mountains of southern Germany. The leaders of the great powers, including US President Joe Biden, meet from noon in the Bavarian Alps for the annual summit of the club of seven industrialized countries comprising Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
At the end of April, another Russian bombardment hit the same residential complex in the capital during a visit by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. A Ukrainian journalist from Radio Liberty was then killed in her apartment.
This time it’s about “to intimidate the Ukrainians (…) as the NATO summit approaches”an organization hated by Russia, told reporters Vitally Klitschko. The leaders of the member countries of the Atlantic Alliance will meet from Tuesday in Madrid.