Russia Launches ‘Massive Attack’ on Kyiv, Killing at Least Six
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Harry Sekulich
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Smoke rising from the site of one of the attacks in Kyiv on Thursday.
A wave of overnight Russian missile strikes has killed at least six people in the capital Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian authorities say. Apartment blocks and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS). At least 33 people were injured in the strikes. Authorities are scrambling to rescue anyone trapped underneath the rubble of demolished buildings, with crews already pulling two survivors from debris.
Meanwhile, Romania reported a drone crossing into its territory at the northern border with Ukraine, triggering an air alert siren. In the early hours of Thursday, "a drone entered Romanian national airspace…" according to the Romanian defense ministry. The drone crashed into "an uninhabited area", causing a small fire that was extinguished. "No casualties or material damage were reported".
The Polish military also reported beginning "defensive air operations" to protect its airspace, as Poland shares a part of its south-eastern border with Ukraine.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported damage to a children’s hospital in the overnight strikes, with broken windows and nearby cars set ablaze. An industrial centre in the Solomyanskyi district, south-west Kyiv, was also hit by missiles, the mayor said. An attack in Brovary district of the broader Kyiv region killed one man and wounded another, according to Kyiv regional governor Tymur Tkachenko.
The regional administration issued an alert earlier in the night, warning residents to take shelter. It continued: "Air defense operations are possible in the area". More missile alerts were issued throughout the night from regional authorities, citing warnings from the Ukrainian air force of missiles flying towards the capital.
The Russian airstrikes cut power to thousands of properties overnight, plunging parts of the Kyiv region into darkness, with technicians racing to repair the damaged energy grids.
Reuters
Residents have taken shelter underground in the capital. Kyiv has been battered in near nightly-attacks in recent weeks, with some strikes resulting in dozens of deaths and serious injuries.
More than a dozen regions have been targeted across Ukraine over the past week, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, with Russia launching more than 1,550 attack drones, 1,560 guided aerial bombs, and 62 missiles against Ukraine.
