{"id":2479858,"date":"2025-08-28T09:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-launches-largest-strike-against-kyiv-since-alaska-summit-with-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:29:44","slug":"russia-launches-largest-strike-against-kyiv-since-alaska-summit-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-launches-largest-strike-against-kyiv-since-alaska-summit-with-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia launches largest strike against Kyiv since Alaska summit with Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-launches-largest-strike-against-kyiv-since-alaska-summit-with-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2479858&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Russia launched its largest drone and missile strike against Ukraine since the Alaska summit between President Vladimir Putin and former U.S.President Donald Trump. The attack primarily targeted Kyiv, resulting in at least 15 deaths and numerous injuries, making it one of the deadliest recent strikes. Russian forces reportedly fired nearly 600 drones and over 30 missiles, including hypersonic and ballistic missiles, most aimed at Kyiv and surrounding regions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-launches-one-of-its-largest-strikes-against-ukraine-after-us-aid-freeze-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... launches one of its ... ... against ... after US aid freeze - Washington Examiner\">damaging residential buildings<\/a>, office centers, and civilian infrastructure such as the European Union delegation office.Ukrainian officials condemned the attack, calling for stronger international sanctions and support to pressure Russia to end the war. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strikes occurred amid stalled peace negotiations<\/a>, with both sides maintaining conflicting goals. Trump, in a recent interview, seemed to soften his stance on the strikes by asserting they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blasts-rock-southern-ukraine-city-as-russians-make-gains-in-the-east\/\" title=\"Blasts Rock Southern ... City as ...ns Make Gains in the East\">targeted military sites<\/a> within cities. The article also mentions ongoing Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil infrastructure and highlights political tensions linked to the conflict. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Russia launches largest strike against Kyiv since Alaska summit with Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2212300\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia<\/a> launched its largest drone and missile strike against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> since the Alaska summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump. The attack largely targeted Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian authorities reported at least 15 people were killed and dozens were injured, making it one of the deadliest single strikes in recent months. Ukrainian officials <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefenceU\/status\/1960977239287160980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Russia fired 598 drones and 31 missiles, though they claimed to have shot down most of them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3785200\/un-watchdog-team-iran-nuclear-facilities-us-israel-strikes\/\">UN watchdog sends first team to Iran nuclear facilities since suspending coordination<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3784492\/macron-backs-prime-minister-bayrou-before-critical-confidence-vote\/\">Macron backs Prime Minister Fran&ccedil;ois Bayrou ahead of critical confidence vote<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3784074\/pope-leo-calls-end-indiscriminate-force-displacement-populations-gaza\/\">Pope calls to end &#8216;indiscriminate&#8217; force and &#8216;displacement of populations&#8217; in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A rescue worker puts out a fire in a residential house destroyed by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nearly all the missiles, including two of the four hypersonic Kinzhal missiles and 10 Iskander ballistic missiles, targeted Kyiv, according to open-source intelligence analysts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night another large-scale combined missile attack was carried out on Ukraine. The main target was Kyiv, although Starkostyantyniv Airbase in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Vasylkiv in Kyiv Oblast, and targets in Ivano Frankivsk and Zhytomyr Oblasts were also hit. <\/p>\n<p>The following&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T7BDWJxl57\">pic.twitter.com\/T7BDWJxl57<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AMK Mapping &#127475;&#127487; (@AMK_Mapping_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMK_Mapping_\/status\/1960926192166744553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Secondary explosions were recorded at some locations, though the target was unclear. Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-launches-largest-strike-on-kyiv-since-alaska-summit-with-trump\/\" title=\"... on Kyiv since ... with ...\">speculated targets include drone factories<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AMK_Mapping_\/status\/1960932142046962018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">logistics hubs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Footage from last night&#8217;s missile attack on Kyiv. The first video shows a Kh-101 cruise missile impact. Large fires continue to burn at multiple points in the city, with secondary detonations being heard. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pCC6NAvFNj\">pic.twitter.com\/pCC6NAvFNj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AMK Mapping &#127475;&#127487; (@AMK_Mapping_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMK_Mapping_\/status\/1960927718482305192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many of the civilian deaths were the result of a munition hitting a five<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-apartment-fire-injures-multiple-people-including-firefighters\/\" title=\"New York City apartment fire injures multiple people, including firefighters\">-story apartment building<\/a>, causing much of it to collapse. The extent of the damage suggests it was a missile that hit the building, rather than a Geran drone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A 5-story apartment building has partially collapsed in Darnystia District of Kyiv. At least 3 civilians were killed. <\/p>\n<p>The level of damage the building recieved, which is made of brick (unlike the much stronger reinforced concrete apartments), suggests that it may have been hit&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gsia0X5WwD\">pic.twitter.com\/Gsia0X5WwD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AMK Mapping &#127475;&#127487; (@AMK_Mapping_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMK_Mapping_\/status\/1960929759577432425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union delegation office was damaged in the attack when two missiles hit 50 meters, or 164 feet, away, though no one was hurt. The British Council building was also damaged.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3783269\/trump-dismisses-russian-comments-zelensky-illegitimate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP DISMISSES RUSSIAN COMMENTS THAT ZELENSKY IS ILLEGITIMATE: &lsquo;IT&rsquo;S ALL BULLS***&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The drone and missile strike was the second largest of the war and came after a reduced level of attacks due to high-level peace negotiations mediated by the United States. The attack is already being interpreted as a message by Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Russians are not choosing to end the war, only new strikes. Overnight in Kyiv, dozens of buildings were damaged: residential houses, office centers, civilian enterprises. Among them also the building where the European Union Delegation to Ukraine is located,&rdquo; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is crucial now that the world responds firmly. Russia must stop this war it started and continues. For the spurning of ceasefire and for the constant Russian attempts to weasel out of negotiations, new strong sanctions are needed. Only this can work. The Russians understand only strength and pressure. For every strike, Moscow must feel the consequences,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky then thanked several European leaders for their public messages of support.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has also launched many drone strikes against Russia in recent weeks, largely targeting oil infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>In Trump&rsquo;s first interview with Fox News&rsquo;s Sean Hannity after the Alaska summit, the president changed his tune on Russian drone and missile strikes against Ukraine. He stressed in the interview that the missiles and drones were aiming for military targets within major Ukrainian cities, a justification that may soften his previous outrage over Russian missile and drone strikes.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks are likely to complicate peace negotiations further, which have stalled following high expectations after this month&rsquo;s Alaska summit. Russia and Ukraine retain their mutually exclusive peace goals, with Trump acknowledging that bringing an end to the war has been more difficult than anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The one that I thought would be the easiest is turning out to be the hardest,&rdquo; he said at a Tuesday Cabinet meeting. &ldquo;But I think I&rsquo;ll get it done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3781680\/ukraine-poland-rift-ban-ukrainian-nationalist-symbols-bandera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UKRAINE AND POLAND FACE RIFT OVER PROPOSED BAN ON UKRAINIAN NATIONALIST SYMBOLS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The president remained optimistic about his hoped-for meeting between Zelensky and Putin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3783269\/trump-dismisses-russian-comments-zelensky-illegitimate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dismissing<\/a> comments by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Putin wasn&rsquo;t ready to meet with Zelensky and questioning his legitimacy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t matter what they say. Everybody&rsquo;s posturing. It&rsquo;s all bulls***. OK? Everybody&rsquo;s posturing,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia launches biggest drone, missile strike on Kyiv since Alaska summit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2479859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25240250102164.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60996,10004,43767,4280,3634],"class_list":["post-2479858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-alaska-summit","tag-kyiv","tag-military-strike","tag-russia","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25240250102164.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2479858"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2479867,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479858\/revisions\/2479867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2479859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2479858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2479858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2479858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}