Russia Hits Seat of Ukraine Government in War's Biggest Air Attack

Strike kills infant

Putin Warns Western Peacekeepers in Ukraine Would Be ‘Legitimate Targets’

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Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least two people and setting the seat of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv ablaze,

Drone strikes also damaged several high-rise buildings in Kyiv, according to emergency services.

Russia has shown no sign of halting its three-and-a-half-year invasion of Ukraine, pushing hardline demands for ending the war despite efforts

The barrage came after several European countries, led

The strike on Ukraine's cabinet of ministers, a sprawling government complex at the heart of Kyiv, was the first such strike of the war.

Police cordoned off the area surrounding the building.

“The roof and upper floors were damaged due to an enemy attack. Rescuers are extinguishing the fire,” Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Telegram.

“We will restore the buildings. But we cannot bring back lost lives. The enemy terrorizes and kills our people every day throughout the country,” she said.

Russia fired at least 805 drones and 13 missiles at Ukraine between late Saturday and early Sunday, the largest of the war, according to the Ukrainian air force.

A strike on a nine-story residential building in the west of Kyiv killed at least two people, a mother and her two-month-old son, prosecutors said.

More than a dozen others were wounded, according to police.

Ukraine's rescue service posted photos showing the building in flames, while smoke billowed from its facade.

The barrage came after more than two dozen European countries pledged to patrol any agreement to end the war, some of whom pledged troops on the ground.

Kyiv says security guarantees, backed

But Russian President Vladimir Putin has said any Western forces in Ukraine are unacceptable and would be “legitimate” targets.

Efforts in recent weeks

Russian forces occupy around 20% of Ukrainian territory in total.

Tens of thousands have been killed in three and a half years of fighting, which has forced millions from their homes and destroyed much of eastern and southern Ukraine in Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II.

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