Russia hits British Council building in Kyiv as Putin strikes the city

Russia has struck the British Council building in Kyiv as Vladimir Putin blitzed the city with hypersonic missiles and drones in an attack that has killed at least 14 people. A video clip shows how a missile was fired into the building, located on Zhylyanska St, this morning at 5:40. After the first missile, a second followed just 20 seconds later.

Shards of glass from the building's shattered windows were seen scattered on the street. Although the British Council is run independently, it receives sponsorship from the Foreign Office. Another building that was occupied by the European Union's delegation to Kyiv was also hit. Putin launched 629 drones and missiles on the Ukrainian capital, the second-highest figure of the entire war, even as he talks about ending the war and despite US President Donald Trump's push for a ceasefire.

At dawn, residents and emergency workers were clearing debris from streets covered with broken glass and rubble. Images posted by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky showed a five-storey crater blasted into an apartment block, splitting the building in two. Windows of nearby homes and small businesses were shattered. Meanwhile, local media reported that Ukraine also targeted the Novokuibyshevsk refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast and the Afipsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai in a clear display that the war shows no signs of ending.