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Russia killed at least 10 people and injured 90 others in a huge attack on Kyiv early Thursday, prompting President Trump to issue a rare public critique of Moscow just hours after he lashed out at President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> of Ukraine.<\/p>\n The assault was the deadliest on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, since last summer. Explosions could be heard throughout the night; clouds of smoke rose over the city as the sun came up.<\/p>\n One missile hit a two-story building with 12 apartments where emergency workers hunted for survivors. A five-story building next door lost all of its windows. People stood outside, staring at the damage and talking on their phones, telling loved ones that they were alive. No military target was visible nearby.<\/p>\n Mr. Zelensky said nearly 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and about 150 attack drones had targeted cities across the country \u2014 although Kyiv was the hardest hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Before cutting short a trip to South Africa, Mr. Zelensky told a news conference there that he saw no indication Russia was being pressured to agree to a cease-fire. He said with more pressure brought on Moscow, \u201cwe will be able to get closer to a complete, unconditional cease-fire.\u201d To him, Mr. Zelensky added, Thursday\u2019s attack on Kyiv instead appeared intended to pressure the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n About the same time, Mr. Trump lambasted President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia about the attack, showing how his administration\u2019s positions can seem to flip-flop without warning. <\/p>\n \u201cVladimir, STOP!\u201d Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social, saying that he was \u201cnot happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV.\u201d \u201cNot necessary, and very bad timing,\u201d the post added. <\/p>\n The attack came hours after Mr. Trump and his top aides demanded that Kyiv accept an American-designed plan that would seemingly grant Russia all of the territory it has gained in the war, which started with Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion<\/a> in February 2022. The plan also offered Kyiv only vague assurances about the country\u2019s future security. So far, Mr. Zelensky has said Ukraine cannot accept<\/a> such a deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has echoed Kremlin talking points in the war, a reversal of previous U.S. policy under the Biden administration. Over the past week, the Trump administration has repeatedly threatened to walk away from the peace process, claiming that the two sides were both intransigent. On Wednesday, planned peace talks in London were downgraded<\/a>, largely because the United States decided not to attend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Mr. Trump later called the Ukrainian president \u201cinflammatory\u201d in a post on social media and said Mr. Zelensky would only \u201cprolong the \u2018killing field.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe president\u2019s frustrated; his patience is running very thin,\u201d Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, told reporters later on Wednesday. She echoed Mr. Trump in appearing to blame Mr. Zelensky, saying that Ukraine\u2019s leader seemed to be \u201cmoving in the wrong direction.\u201d<\/p>\n On Thursday, in his post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump said that he wanted to \u201cget the Peace Deal DONE!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Mr. Zelensky earlier pointed out that Ukraine had accepted a U.S. proposal for a 30-day cease-fire in March while Mr. Putin has refused to agree to that plan. While Mr. Putin did announce a temporary truce for Easter Sunday, it seemed like more of a public relations stunt<\/a> than an actual cease-fire along the front lines. Ukrainian cities, at least, were largely spared for the truce\u2019s 30 hours.<\/p>\n But that was not the case early Thursday. Shortly after midnight, the first air alarms sounded.<\/p>\n Yevhenii Plakhotnikov, 40, lives just across from the two-story apartment building struck by a missile. He said that he woke up to the alarm, heard the buzzing sound of drones and then started getting dressed. A message on Telegram \u2014 the messaging platform that many Ukrainians rely on for missile alerts \u2014 said a ballistic missile had been launched.<\/p>\n Mr. Plakhotnikov said he went to the hallway to put on his shoes.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile I was putting on the second sneaker, I heard the first explosion,\u201d he recalled in an interview. \u201cThen I heard something heavy fall. All my interior doors were torn in half. I opened the door and saw shrapnel flying.\u201d<\/p>\n He said he helped get other people out of his building. There, one man was standing, covered in blood. Another, a bit farther away, said merely: \u201cThat apartment building in the courtyard is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tetyana Hrynenko, 58, stood on the street, covering her mouth with her hands and looking up her ruined apartment next to the flattened building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe most important thing is that we are alive,\u201d said Ms. Hrynenko, adding that she had heard two explosions, saw clouds of dust and smelled burning. She added: \u201cPeople were shouting and asking for help. I looked out into the stairwell, and there were no stairs. And I live on the fifth floor.\u201d<\/p>\n Residents managed to clear the stairwell of debris, allowing Ms. Hrynenko and others to make it outside.<\/p>\n Friends and relatives continued to show up outside the demolished apartment building hours after the attack, hoping for good news. But there was little to be had. A brother, 21, and a sister, 19, both died. <\/p>\n On Thursday afternoon, dozens of classmates and friends of Danylo Khudya, 17, came to hold vigil: The teen, known as Danya, was still missing under the rubble, along with his parents. Watching the emergency workers dig, the boys were stone-faced, while many of the girls, including Danya\u2019s girlfriend, sobbed inconsolably.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI am waiting for Danya,\u201d said one friend, Denys, 19, who did not want to give his last name. <\/p>\n Ukrainian officials have said that Russia has only intensified attacks against civilians since the start of U.S.-led peace negotiations.<\/p>\n Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian president\u2019s chief of staff, posted a video on social media showing emergency workers on Thursday. \u201cOnce again, Russia strikes civilians,\u201d he said. Other Ukrainian officials urged Western partners to replenish Kyiv\u2019s air defenses. <\/p>\n In March, Mr. Trump had pledged<\/a> to work with Mr. Zelensky to find U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems. But when Mr. Zelensky said this month that he wanted to buy Patriots from the United States, Mr. Trump suggested that Ukraine<\/a> had \u201cstarted the war\u201d and said the Ukrainian president was \u201calways looking to purchase missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n Thursday\u2019s attack on Kyiv was one of the deadliest of the war and the worst in the capital since July, when Russian missiles destroyed a children\u2019s hospital<\/a> and killed more than 20 people throughout the city. Recent deadly missile strikes have also targeted the cities of Sumy<\/a> and Kryvyi Rih<\/a>, inflicting heavy civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n By Thursday afternoon, the death toll in Kyiv had climbed to 10 as emergency workers recovered more bodies from the rubble.<\/p>\n Those affected by the strike said that they want the war to end but could not see accepting a one-sided deal that would benefit Russia. <\/p>\n \u201cYesterday we were very disappointed that the negotiations hadn\u2019t moved forward, and then overnight, it hit me directly,\u201d said Ms. Hrynenko while surveying her damaged apartment. \u201cI am disappointed. Exhausted.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr. Plakhotnikov said he did not know of a way out for Ukraine.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no point in continuing the war,\u201d he said, \u201cbut it\u2019s also impossible to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrew E. Kramer contributed reporting from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn from Kyiv.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n