Terrified Ukrainian children cling to firefighters after Russia bombs kindergarten with deadly drones

Russia They bombed a Ukrainian kindergarten with deadly dronessetting the facility on fire — with haunting images showing terrified young children crying as they cling to first responders.

Staff cared for the young children in the basement shelter, where they huddled together in trembling silence until rescue workers arrived, according to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

Rescuers and police evacuated nearly 50 children. Officials said.

Frightened young children desperately clutched the shoulders of firefighters rescuing them from the flames.

“According to kindergarten workers, there are no children left in the building,” Terekhov said in a local broadcast. He added, “Rescuers are now working on the second floor, which has completely collapsed.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He said the children were suffering “severe stress reactions” after the strike.

“There is no justification for a drone strike on a kindergarten, nor can there be any justification at all. Russia is clearly becoming more brazen.” Zelensky said in a letter to X.

“These strikes are a Russian spit in the face of everyone who insists on a peaceful solution. Thugs and terrorists can only be put in their place by force.”

Meanwhile, six others were wounded in Kharkiv in additional drone strikes, which came afterward A night of terror in Kyiv.

The Russians killed at least six civilians in the capital in drone and missile air strikes overnight.

The strikes came hours later President Trump announced that he canceled his scheduled in-person meeting With Russian dictator Vladimir Putin because he doesn’t want to “waste time.”

Last week, Trump was convinced that Putin was ready to end his war on Ukraine, and decided not to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kiev, which would increase pressure on the dictator.

However, Moscow has since refused to respond to the US President’s demand to end the war along the current battle lines, according to recent Kremlin statements.

Instead, the Kremlin continues to demand that Ukraine give Russia territory in Donbas Moscow was not able to take In more than 11 years of war there.