Kyiv residents fatalistic but defiant as city again comes under mass air attack

Russian strikes killed at least 18 in Ukraine’s capital and are seen as the legacy of Trump’s failure to agree deal with Putin at Alaska

It was a deadly moment that unfortunately came as no surprise. At about 3am the unmistakable crump of explosions could be heard across Kyiv, enough to wake up tens of thousands and leave them contemplating whether to head for shelter or hope for the best sheltering in their home or bed.

At a five-storey residential apartment block in the eastern Darnytskyi block of the city, residents said they had heard Russian bombing in the distance. It was a familiar sound, and many had gathered away from the windows in central corridors that extended along the block only for disaster to strike.