Day of Mourning declared on 1 August in Kyiv as death toll from russian strike on residential building areas climbs to 31, including 5 children, the youngest only 2 years old.
russia launched a barrage of over 300 drones on Thursday evening, one of the deadliest the capital has seen since the start of the full-scale invasion. 33 civilians who lived in the 9-storey apartment building were killed, 159 injured, including 16 children 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for stronger global sanctions in the wake of the destruction and searches for survivors and bodies beneath the rubble. US President Doland Trump condemned the attack and set a new “sanctions deadline” for 8 Aug.
Three and a half years into russia’s immoral and illegal invasion of Ukraine, it’s clear that russia does not seek peace – it seeks the destruction of Ukraine.
It has intensified its attacks, deliberately targeting civilians and devastating cities in a campaign designed to spread terror and fear.
In July 2024, russia launched 426 drones at Ukraine In July 2025, that number increased to 6,297. This is insanity.
Our hearts are with the people of Kyiv and all of Ukraine, the loved ones of those killed in the latest barbaric russian attack on innocent civilians in the heart of Europe.
