Grandmother’s agony as Putin kills her daughter and 11-year-old granddaughter

A grandmother collapsed in grief after discovering that her daughter and granddaughter had been killed in a Russian missile attack in Kiev that left three dead.

Her anguished cries and wails ripped through the dead silence in the Ukrainian capital as she saw the charred body of her daughter and 11-year-old granddaughter lying on the floor before her.

The barrage of cruise missiles and ballistic missiles struck at 3 a.m. and ripped through homes, a kindergarten and a medical clinic in the Ukrainian capital, leaving a scene of utter devastation.

The mother, her 11-year-old daughter and another woman were killed in the airstrikes, which have been hitting the capital relentlessly for weeks. At least 12 others were injured, including a child.

Russia has repeatedly hit Kiev with waves of drone and missile attacks since the invasion began, but attacks on the capital have intensified significantly over the past month as Ukraine prepares for a counter-offensive.

After this morning’s strike, a heartbroken grandmother discovered the bodies of her daughter and granddaughter, her trembling body quickly collapsing under the weight of her grief.

Medici, holding the woman’s hands, slowly led her away from the horrific scene – her face etched with great grief and terror that her loved ones now lay dead on the floor.

It’s International Children’s Day. “Overnight, Russia killed another child in Kiev,” said Andriy Yermak, chief of the office of President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Since 2014, the terror country has been committing crimes against small Ukrainians. From February 24, 2022, no one will doubt anymore: this is a real genocide.’

Ukraine’s General Staff said the air force managed to intercept 10 missiles, which it identified as short-range Iskander ballistic missiles.

While most of the incoming guns were shot down, many Kiev residents are anxious and tired after weeks of sleepless nights listening to the sound of explosions.

The scale of suffering and indiscriminate attacks on men, women and children in Ukraine has killed at least 8,300 civilians since the start of the war.

Ukraine’s air defenses have become increasingly effective at intercepting Russian drones and missiles, but the resulting debris could start fires and injure people below.

Debris fell on a children’s hospital and a nearby multi-story building in the Desnianskyi district. Two schools and a police station were damaged.

In another district, Dniprovskyi, a residential building was damaged by burning debris and heavy smoke was generated, the blast wave blew out of the windows, parked cars caught fire, and debris fell on the roadway and courtyards.

In the Darnytskyi district, a water pipe and a residential building were hit and the explosive wave broke windows.

After a woman was killed in an airstrike from her balcony earlier this week, Kiev authorities urged residents to heed warning sirens and remain in shelters or other safe locations.

‘You have to be vigilant, because ballistic missiles fly at incredible speeds. From the moment the alarm goes off until the missile arrives, you only have a few seconds!’ they warned in a message to residents.

Ukraine also claimed last month to have downed some of Russia’s hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has touted as a key competitive advantage.

In Russia’s western Belgorod region, at least two people were injured this morning in an attack on the city of Shebekino, which was blamed on Ukrainian troops, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram.

“This night is exciting again for Shebekino. Ukrainian troops shelled the city for an hour,” he said.

The attacks have come as Kiev says it is preparing for a major offensive against Moscow’s forces.

More than a year after invading Ukraine, Russia has faced intensified attacks on its territory, including a drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday.

Russia said on Wednesday it was evacuating hundreds of children from villages because of the intensifying attacks.

The first 300 evacuated children would be taken to Voronezh, a city about 150 miles (250 km) further into Russia, Governor Gladkov said. More than 1,000 children will be transferred to other provinces in the coming days, he added.

On Tuesday, elite districts in and near Moscow were targeted by drone strikes in what a Russian politician called the most dangerous attack on the capital since World War II.

Several buildings in Moscow’s affluent suburbs were damaged by suspected Ukrainian kamikaze drones on Tuesday, just hours after Putin unleashed another volley of attacks on Kiev.

Russia’s defense ministry said eight drones sent by Ukraine to Moscow were shot down or diverted with electronic jammers, though Baza, a Telegram channel with links to the security services, said it numbered more than 25.

Ukraine, which has seen attacks on its capital almost nightly, denied any “direct involvement.”

But Putin and his cronies accused Ukraine of “scarening” the Russians with their “increasingly reckless behavior” after the drone strike.

Seemingly forgetting that Russia has unleashed a series of deadly airstrikes on Ukrainian cities that have claimed the lives of thousands since the start of the war 15 months ago, Putin claimed that Kiev had chosen the “road to frighten the citizens of Russia.”

Putin said the drone strike was revenge for previous Russian attacks on “command centers”. In reality, the Kremlin has targeted residential buildings in Kiev with its airstrikes.