Ukraine will ‘definitely’ retaliate for Russian attack on Kyiv, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed Thursday to retaliate for Russia’s strikes on Kyiv that killed at least 21 people and wounded dozens, as he visited an apartment block partially destroyed in the attack.

Asked by reporters whether Ukraine would retaliate, Zelenskyy replied: “Definitely.”

Zelenskyy also said that a senior Ukrainian defense official, Rustem Umerov, and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have held talks in the past two days.

He said that he still hoped Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff would visit Ukraine even though US-backed peace efforts to end the war have stalled for months.

Zelenskyy added that he hoped to have a meeting with Trump on the sidelines of a NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara next week.