Ukraine’s Main Government Building Hit for First Time in Russian Attack
September 7, 2025
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A main government building in Kyiv has been damaged by Russian strikes, according to reports and Ukrainian officials, for the first time in the war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X that strikes damaged the Cabinet of Ministers building, resulting in a fire breaking out on the upper floors. The building houses the offices of Ukrainian ministers.
“For the first time, the government building was damaged by an enemy attack, including the roof and upper floors,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote in a post on Telegram Sunday.
A Ukrainian air force spokesperson told The Associated Press that Sunday’s assault was the largest Russian drone strike since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
A plume of smoke rises from the cabinet of ministers building in a photo shared on social media by Ukraine’s president on Sunday. A plume of smoke rises from the cabinet of ministers building in a photo shared on social media by Ukraine’s president on Sunday. Volodymyr Zelensky/X
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