Russian Missiles Strike Ukrainian Capital Kyiv; Mayor Reports 2 Dead, 10 Injured
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv early today resulted in multiple civilian casualties, including the death of a 12-year-old child in Kyiv.
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(Central News Agency, Kyiv, 16th, Comprehensive Foreign Report) Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, stated that Russian forces attacked Kyiv with missiles early today, resulting in the deaths of a 12-year-old child and a woman, and injuring 10 others, including emergency personnel. Multiple buildings were also damaged.
According to Reuters and AFP, Klitschko wrote on the messaging platform Telegram: "Enemy attacks resulted in 2 deaths, including a 12-year-old child and a 35-year-old woman. Currently, 10 people are injured, including several medical workers."
Klitschko reported that rescue teams extracted a mother and child from a severely damaged first-floor building in the city center. He also noted that the 6th floor of an apartment building in the Podil district was struck by a missile.
Klitschko added that a major fire broke out in a building in northern Kyiv, injuring four emergency medical workers, and debris fell in multiple locations.
Oleksandr Ganzha, Governor of Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, posted on Telegram that Russian attacks also ignited massive fires in the southeastern city of Dnipro, injuring 5 people. Related photos online showed multiple buildings engulfed in flames.
Ganzha also stated that the Russian attack on Dnipro resulted in 1 death.
Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, was also attacked by drones, with officials reporting at least 2 people injured. (Translated by Lu Ying-tzu) 1150416
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According to Reuters and AFP, Klitschko wrote on the messaging platform Telegram: "Enemy attacks resulted in 2 deaths, including a 12-year-old child and a 35-year-old woman. Currently, 10 people are injured, including several medical workers."
Klitschko reported that rescue teams extracted a mother and child from a severely damaged first-floor building in the city center. He also noted that the 6th floor of an apartment building in the Podil district was struck by a missile.
Klitschko added that a major fire broke out in a building in northern Kyiv, injuring four emergency medical workers, and debris fell in multiple locations.
Oleksandr Ganzha, Governor of Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, posted on Telegram that Russian attacks also ignited massive fires in the southeastern city of Dnipro, injuring 5 people. Related photos online showed multiple buildings engulfed in flames.
Ganzha also stated that the Russian attack on Dnipro resulted in 1 death.
Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, was also attacked by drones, with officials reporting at least 2 people injured. (Translated by Lu Ying-tzu) 1150416
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