On his knees, a sobbing father is inconsolable outside a building in Kyiv which collapsed on his son after being struck by a Russian missile.
The haunting photograph was taken yesterday after a devastating nine-hour bombardment killed at least 15 in the Ukrainian capital.
Vladimir Putin‘s overnight strikes demolished a nine-storey residential building and destroyed dozens of apartments.
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 440 drones and 32 missiles were fired by Russia.
The Kyiv attack, which also left 139 injured, was ‘one of the most terrifying strikes’ of the bombardment, he added.
The strikes came as Keir Starmer met Mr Zelensky at the G7 summit in Canada, after the Ukrainian president was snubbed by Donald Trump, who dramatically left the previous day.
Asked if President Trump had disrespected the G7, Sir Keir said: ‘No, not in the slightest.’
He said ‘there has to be an unconditional ceasefire’ in Ukraine and that Britain was continuing to ‘ramp up the pressure’ with new sanctions on Russia, while ‘Putin is dragging his feet’.
A sobbing father is inconsolable outside a building in Kyiv which collapsed on his son after being struck by a Russian missile
Vladimir Putin’s overnight strikes demolished this nine-storey residential building and destroyed dozens of apartments
A Russian drone attacks a building during Russia’s massive missile and drone air attack in Kyi
The Prime Minister said Britain was continuing to turn the screw on Putin with 30 new sanctions on Russia’s financial, military and energy sectors, including targeting his oil tankers.
‘These sanctions strike right at the heart of Putin’s war machine, choking off his ability to continue his barbaric war in Ukraine,’ Sir Keir said.
‘We know that our sanctions are hitting hard, so while Putin shows total disregard for peace, we will not hesitate to keep tightening the screws.’
The G7 failed to agree to lower the price cap on Russian oil, seen by the UK as another way of damaging its economy, amid reports that the US opposes the move.
Asked if there was any prospect of progress, Sir Keir said: ‘On the oil price, obviously, we’re still looking at how we’re going to make that work.
‘But I strongly believe that we have to put those sanctions in place. We’re having those discussions with president Zelensky today.’
Ukraine foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia’s attacks during the G7 summit showed Putin’s ‘total disrespect’ for the US and other countries.
Mr Sybiha added: ‘Russia not only rejects a ceasefire or a leaders’ meeting to find solutions and end the war.
‘It cynically strikes Ukraine’s capital while pretending to seek diplomatic solutions.’
