Russian ballistic missile attack injures at least 4 in Kyiv, damages children's hospital
Russia launched a large ballistic missile attack on Kyiv shortly after midnight on Aug. 20, injuring at least four people, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.
On Aug. 20, Russia launched a significant ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, resulting in at least four injuries, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the scene. Consecutive explosions were heard in multiple districts of the city, including Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi. The blasts caused significant damage, with debris falling near a five-story residential building in Solomianskyi, breaking windows and sparking a fire.
The city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, reported a strike on non-residential buildings in the Sviatoshynskyi district, while Darnytskyi district experienced fires on non-residential structures. A children's hospital in Solomianskyi was also damaged, with windows shattered and cars ablaze on the hospital grounds. Ukraine's Air Force had warned of incoming ballistic missiles during the attack, as well as Russian Zircon missiles launched from Kursk Oblast towards Kyiv.
Klitschko urged residents to stay in shelters as more missiles approached the capital. However, there were no immediate reports of casualties. Ukraine currently faces a shortage of interceptor missiles for its Patriot air defense systems, which are the only ones capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. In recent weeks, Russia has exploited this situation by increasing the number of missiles used in mass attacks.
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