The death toll in the capital of Ukraine rises to 23 after a Russian attack. Peace talks stopped

On Friday, officials said that the death toll in a large Russian missile and drone on the Ukrainian capital to 23, including four children.

On Friday, the authorities in the Kyiv region announced an official mourning day. The flags flew in half of the employees, and all entertainment events were canceled after Russia cleared Ukraine with about 600 drones and more than 30 missiles overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, including rare strikes in the center of Kiev.

Interior Minister Ehher Clemenco said that rescue workers withdrew 17 people from the rubble after the Kiev attack, including four children. She was the youngest victim of a two -year -old girl. The authorities said that some of the bodies have not been determined yet, and eight people remain missing. More than 50 people were injured.

“Thousands of employees worked as agencies and units of the Ministry of Interior at the strike sites in Kiev, and alternating every few hours.”

The efforts to stop the fighting with the ceasefire and ending the largest conflict in Europe since World War II through a comprehensive settlement of peace that has not made any progress despite the severe diplomatic maneuvering.

The defense ministers of the European Union expressed their anger on Friday that Russia’s attack in Ukraine continued and pledged more pressure on Moscow.

A building says "British Council" Windows and knees have been destroyed on the street. — A police officer passes by the British Council building, as it was hit during the Russian missile attacks and the drone, in the center of Kiev, Ukraine, on August 28. (Danylo Antoniuk/The Assocated Press)

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andre Cibha said that at the request of Ukraine, the United Nations Security Council was scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Friday in response to the last Russian air attack.

Peace talks stopped

US President Donald Trump was subjected to Russia’s failure of an American proposal for direct peace talks with Ukrainian President Voludmir Zelinsky. Trump said a week ago he expected to decide the next steps within two weeks if direct conversations are not scheduled.

Trump complained last month that Russian President Vladimir Putin “speaks well and then everyone explodes.” But the last attack on Kiev was not based on a public condemnation from the Trump administration, as the White House press secretary Caroline Levit said that while Trump was not “not happy” in the attacks, he was not surprised either.

She said on Thursday. She also indicated that Ukraine was hitting Russian oil refineries.

Watch | After the Russian attack on Kyiv:

Russia is in Central Kyiv in a rare attack, killing civilians

Russia launched a major air attack on KYIV, which included a rare blow in the city center, killing more than 20 people, injuring dozens, according to the authorities.

Putin is scheduled to attend a summit in China from Sunday that will also include Iran and North Korea, the countries that, such as Beijing, helped Russia’s war effort, according to the United States.

From September 9, the world leaders are expected to attend the United Nations General Assembly, where the invasion of Russia is likely to be discussed.

Ukrainian officials in Vienna talks

Meanwhile, Western officials are still working on security guarantees for Ukraine, which aims to deter another Russian invasion if a peace agreement is signed.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sfridinko and head of the presidential office, Andre Yermak, was in New York on Friday to discuss potential guarantees and additional cooperation, according to Ukrainian official.

On Friday, Zelinski noticed that Russia did not budge from its conditions to stop its invasion. Ukraine, on the other hand, accepted a US ceasefire proposal and a meeting between Putin and Zellinski.

Russia has repeatedly raised objections on peace proposals. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that security guarantees should be the result of peace negotiations instead of a prerequisite for talks.

Firefighters can be visible at the bottom of the image, with smoke or spray escalating around the central opening in a row of damaged buildings. — Firefighters work on a burning building site after a Russian attack in Kyiv on August 28. (EFREM Lukatsky/The Assocated Press)

Zakharova said: “The provision of security guarantees is not a condition, but rather a result of a peaceful settlement that eliminates the radical causes of the crisis in Ukraine.” “This, in turn, will ensure the security of our country.”

Zelenskyy urged countries to increase pressure on the Russian economy through sanctions and definitions.

“Russia refused to stop the killing – they even said” no “to President Trump. We see negative references from Russia regarding the summit of potential leaders,” Zellinski said as social media. “Frankly, we believe that Putin is still only interested in continuing this war.”

The Atlantic Council, a thinking center in Washington, indicated that the new American presidents have moved away from taking a more striking line with Putin for fear of the potential nuclear conflict.

“Putin knows that Washington and its allies have more than enough ability to reflect its gains in Ukraine, but almost certainly doubts that the United States has the will to do so,” said the Atlantic Council in the evaluation of this week.

He added that “the second Trump administration has repeatedly indicated that the United States does not have vital interests at stake in this war.”