War kills 13 in Kiev; Portugal plays in Toronto
The most serious attack since the beginning of the war takes place while the basketball team is playing a game in Canada.
The brutality of the war in Ukraine collided today with the distraction of international sport, as a devastating Russian attack on Kiev left 13 dead and more than 80 injured, even as Portugal's basketball team prepared to take the field against Croatia in Toronto. This duality exposes the fragility of peace and the role of sport as a temporary refuge in a world that is rapidly fragmenting. Local authorities confirmed the tragic outcome of the bombing, classified by the mayor of Kiev as the most serious since the beginning of the invasion.
