Russia and Ukraine conducted a duel attack on Wednesday, the day before the three-day ceasefire promoted by Russia. A strike in Kiev killed two people and injured eight more people, including four children.
Russia has been on standstill since midnight on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Foreign VIPs, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, plan to attend a Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected the proposal so short that it allowed meaningful negotiations to end the war, saying Russia's Vladimir V. Ukraine said it would comply with the ceasefire if it was extended for 30 days.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian attacks on Moscow's bombing took place in missile and drone attacks that damaged a building in Moscow and forced the airports serving the Russian capital to close for hours. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote in an article on the telegram that the Chinese defense force shot down seven Ukrainian drones near the city on Wednesday.
Authorities in Kiev on Wednesday warned of threats toward cities shortly before the explosion, and it is unclear whether the missiles were targeted in Kiev or nearby.
Later, military administrators in Kiev reported that debris caused debris to damage on the drone shot down by the air defense troop. Air defense teams with machine guns opened fire throughout the city center.
Ukrainian officials also reported damage to office buildings, high-rise buildings and fires, as well as apartment blocks in several neighborhoods in Kiev and suburbs of the city. The two victims were found in an apartment building that caught fire, according to firefighters. Among the injured, three children suffered burns.
Elsewhere in the country, local authorities in Zaporizhia, southern Ukraine, reported fires and losses in the city.
In Russia, governors in two regions, southern and southeastern Moscow reported overnight Ukrainian drone attacks.
