The United States condemns an attack overnight on Kyiv, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Tuesday, confirming the death of a US citizen in Ukraine.
“We are aware of last night’s attack on Kyiv, which resulted in numerous casualties, including the tragic death of a US citizen. We condemn those strikes and extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected,” Bruce told a news briefing.
Bruce declined to give further details out of respect for the family.
Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, early on Tuesday said a US citizen had died during an overnight air attack on the city, writing on the Telegram messaging app that the 62-year-old American was pronounced dead by doctors in the city. He gave no other details.
Russia flattened a section of an apartment block in Kyiv on Tuesday, its deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year, as a huge barrage of hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles killed at least 16 people and wounded 134.
Ukrainian officials declared a day of mourning on Wednesday for victims of what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as one of the most horrific attacks on the capital during the war.
