The daytime attack on the media outlet's building partially collapsed the structure, according to photos shared by Zelensky, who described it as a "new page in Russian degradation." The channel published footage it said shows the moment the drone hit its newsroom, asserting the strike was deliberate and targeted journalists. A BBC team later visited the site, confirming the newsroom was damaged in the strike, which reportedly interrupted the live broadcast.
Both Russia and Ukraine had previously agreed to halt strikes on each other's capitals for three days while senior envoys from US President Donald Trump visited Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend. The attack comes as air raid alerts warned civilians to seek shelter from Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv, local authorities said.
Separately, a Russian attack on a passenger train in southern Ukraine killed a female employee, officials reported.
"Today, Russia carried out a strike on the media, journalists. Russia must be stopped, and this is possible only through joint efforts," Zelensky said in a renewed plea to Ukraine's allies in Europe, the US and around the world.