The State Department confirms American death in Kyiv after a Russian attack

An American citizen was among the 15 killed in Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital, kyiv on Tuesday, spokesperson for the State Department, Tammy Bruce, confirmed on Wednesday at a press conference.

In response to the question of a journalist on American diplomats in kyiv, having to spend the night in a bunker, Bruce said “we can confirm the death of an American citizen in Ukraine”.

“We are aware of the attack on kyiv last night who led to many victims, including the tragic death of an American citizen,” she said, noting, “we condemn these strikes and extend our deepest condolences to the victims and the families of all those affected.”

Bruce did not offer more details on the identity of the citizen killed by Russian strikes, citing “respect for the family during this obviously horrible period”.

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Left: spokesperson for the American State Department Tammy Bruce. Right: the explosion is seen after the Russian air strike on kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 6, 2025. (State Department and Evgeniy Maloletka)

She noted that “the president in the recent past has clearly explained his thoughts on striking civil zones in this regard” and reiterated that “the thread throughout the work we do is that the ministry has no higher priority than the security and security of American citizens abroad”.

She added that the State Department “is ready to provide any possible consular assistance”.

AP reported That 15 people were killed and 156 injured in a Russian Kyiv bombing which lasted nearly nine o’clock. According to the point of sale, Russia has drawn more than 440 drones and 32 missiles, making it the deadliest attack in the Ukrainian capital this year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X that six other Ukrainian regions – Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Kirolohrad and Mykolai – were also affected during attacks.

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Local residents walk among the debris near a damaged house, one day after a Russian strike on a suburb of Odesa, in the south of Ukraine on March 7, 2025, in the middle of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Oleksandr Gimanov / AFP via Getty Images)

This occurs while world leaders converge in Canada for the G7 summit. President Donald Trump attended the first day of the summit, but left early to face the growing conflict of Iran-Israel.

Trump criticized former President Barack Obama and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for their 2014 “very big mistake” when Russia was withdrawn from the G8 summit, which, according to Trump, would have prevented the additional war from breaking between Russia and Ukraine.

“The G7 was the G8. Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau did not want to have Russia,” said Trump on Monday in Canada, where the G7 summit is organized when he was joined by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

“I would say it was a mistake because I think you would not have a war right now if you had Russia. And you would not have a war right now if Trump was president four years ago,” said Trump. “But that didn’t work for this way. But it was the G8.”

The White House is interested in the Russian sanctions proposed while the Peace of the Peace of the War of Ukraine drag

US President Donald Trump is gesting while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy examines the day of their meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 28, 2025. (Reuters / Nathan Howard)

The White House is undergoing current discussion with Capitol Hill to modify a bill on sanctions targeting Russia, and prefers this path on the sanctions carried out by the executive power.

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Now, with Trump more and more skeptical about the intentions of Vladimir Putin to end the war, the bill could soon arrive on the ground. According to three sources familiar with the issue, discussions between legislators and White House are active, although no business calendar has been defined.

Trump has put pressure on peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, who have so far made no end to the three -year conflict, and has started to turn to Russian President Vladimir Putin Reluctance to find a peaceful end to the current conflict. He recently questioned “what happened” to the Russian chief.

Alex Miller, Emma Colton and Morgan Phillips of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.