Miliband meets Zelensky in Kyiv as Russian strikes kill dozens
Ed Miliband met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as the UK announced 31 new sanctions on Russia and Russian attacks killed civilians in Kramatorsk, Kyiv and near the capital.
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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband visited Ukraine and met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, as the UK announced further sanctions on Russia and deadly Russian strikes continued across the country.
At least 22 people, including five children, were killed in a Russian strike on a residential building. Miliband called the attack an atrocity. The strike hit a five-storey building on Wednesday in Preluki, east of the capital. In Kramatorsk, at least 30 people were killed after Russian missiles hit two buses, and public transport in the region was halted. In Kyiv, four people were killed and 12 were injured in overnight Russian attacks. Drones hit residential buildings, and the youngest child killed was one year old.
The UK government announced 31 new sanctions on Russia, described as targeting Russia's "war chest". The package covers 23 individuals and 8 ships and targets shadow fleet vessels, Kremlin disinformation networks, and people involved in the torture of Ukrainian civilians and child indoctrination. The UK said the measures are intended to step up economic pressure ahead of winter. According to the UK government, Russia fired more than 3,100 jet-powered drones into Ukraine in September alone, outstripping the wartime record set in August.
Miliband said: "I'm here to say we are not just going to say words of support, we are going to offer deeds of support as well." He added that the UK is Ukraine's number one ally, and that its role includes financial support, sanctions, energy and humanitarian work, and persuading other allies to provide interceptors so Ukraine can improve its air defences.
Zelensky said Ukraine has a big air defence deficit and needs many more air defence systems. He said packages to save lives were needed for the country's people. His comments came as the politics of air defence became personal for those who survived the attack. People in the crowd whose homes and families were destroyed spoke to Zelensky and Miliband. The broader problem is that, however great the wish for more air defence systems, the global shortage means Ukrainians may face much longer at the mercy of Russian missiles.
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Key Claims
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| More than 30 people died when a Russian missile struck two buses in eastern Ukraine. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News | |
| Reported by a few · 2 channels | |||
| UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met President Zelensky in Ukraine. | Not reported by BBC News | ||
| Only on one channel | |||
| Overnight Russian strikes in northern Ukraine killed at least 22 people, including five children, and hit a residential building. | Not reported by BBC News | Not reported by ITV | |
| The UK announced 31 new sanctions targeting Russia, including measures against 23 individuals and 8 ships, shadow fleet vessels, Kremlin disinformation networks, and perpetrators of civilian torture and child indoctrination. | Not reported by BBC News | Not reported by ITV | |
| Zelensky said Ukraine has a major air defence deficit and needs more air defence systems. | Not reported by BBC News | Not reported by Sky News | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
Sky News treated the story as rolling breaking news, leading on the Foreign Office sanctions announcement before widening to Miliband's visit and the deadly strikes. It gave the most detail on the sanctions package, including the number of individuals and ships, and stressed the UK government's claim about Russian drone use. Its tone was urgent and headline-led, with the human impact of the strikes covered more briefly than on ITV1.
- “the United Kingdom has announced 31 new sanctions targeting Russia. It's, quote, war chest, is the line used by the Brits.”
- “23 individuals and 8 ships being targeted.”
- “I'm here to say we are not just going to say words of support, we are going to offer deeds of support as well.”
ITV1 led on the human cost of the Russian strikes and the air defence crisis, with an on-the-ground report from Ukraine. It framed the visit around Miliband calling an attack on a residential building an atrocity, and gave Zelensky a direct platform to ask for more air defence. It mentioned new sanctions only in passing, with less detail than Sky News, and warned viewers about upsetting images.
- “UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has told ITV News that a Russian attack on a building which killed 22 civilians, including five children, was an atrocity.”
- “Air defence, we have big deficit, thanks so much for your question, but we need so many air defence.”
- “I see the United Kingdom as Ukraine's number one ally.”
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