Russian Ballistic Missile Attack Kills 12 in Kyiv
City authorities said warehouses, a school and a children's hospital were among the sites hit during the overnight barrage.
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on Thursday claimed 12 lives and injured over 30 others, according to local authorities. The assault caused significant damage to buildings and disrupted power supply in various parts of the Ukrainian capital. Among the casualties, seven individuals perished in a nine-story residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, as reported by Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Klitschko subsequently called for Friday to be designated as a day of mourning. The attack also affected non-residential facilities, including warehouses, a school, and a children's hospital, in three districts of the city. Power company DTEK stated that it had restored electricity to over half of the approximately 90,000 households left without power following the strike.
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed responsibility for the attack, alleging that it targeted facilities manufacturing drone components, a military depot, and a logistics hub, in addition to other objectives. Russia has intensified its airstrikes on Ukraine in recent months, aiming to capitalize on the smaller nation's limited ability to counteract missile threats.
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