Putin launches major drone strike on Kyiv after Trump blasted Zelensky

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43% : Pictured is a ballistic missile flying in the sky over Kyiv early this morning A resident reacts after an apartment building in Kyiv is hit by a Russian ballistic missile today Ukrainian rescuers operate at the site of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv on April 24, 2025 A 'massive' Russian missile attack on Kyiv on April 24, 2025, killed at least nine and wounded dozens in one of the deadliest strikes on the Ukrainian capital since Moscow launched its invasion more than three years ago The attack came hours after peace negotiations appeared to stall, with Trump lashing out at Zelensky.
42% : A man sits on the ground outside of a house damaged by a Russian airstrike in a residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine early this morning Ukrainian rescuers are pictured extinguishing a fire at the site of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine early this morning An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine today Trump had earmarked today as the day to sign a deal guaranteeing $1billion from exports of Ukraine's rare minerals as pay back for US military support.
40% : One minister told The Daily Mail: 'The US are f***ing up everything - on Ukraine, on tariffs, on everything.' The attack came hours after peace negotiations appeared to stall, with US President Donald Trump (pictured yesterday) accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of 'prolonging the 'killing field' by refusing to give up territory Zelensky (pictured arriving at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, South Africa this morning) is refusing to countenance any Russian claim to annexed Crimea, or hand over a fifth of the country to the Kremlin, as per the US-dictated deal put forward. Last night former defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace told the Mail: 'The next war will happen not because of Ukraine's actions but because of Donald Trump and his red-neck team of Walter Mittys, media pundits and real estate salesmen who fail to understand the world we live in.
35% : If Trump continues this way the great country of the United States will find itself isolated, friendless and broke.' The Prime Minister's official spokesman said Britain will 'never walk away from Ukraine'.
31% : Read More Lithuania reveals evacuation plan for its capital's 600,000 civilians Last night Trump ranted on his Truth Social platform: 'Zelensky is boasting that Ukraine will not legally recognise the occupation of Crimea.
30% : Trump warned the Ukrainian president he can 'have peace, or he can fight for another three years before losing the whole country'.
8% : US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clashed again on Wednesday on efforts to end the three-year-old war in Ukraine, with Trump accusing him of 'prolonging the 'killing field' by refusing to give up territory.

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