Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills 16 in Kyiv
City authorities said warehouses, a school and a children's hospital were among the sites hit during the overnight barrage.
Russian missile and drone strikes killed 16 people and injured over 40 in Kyiv and surrounding regions on Thursday, according to Ukraine's air force. President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Ukraine's allies for failing to replenish Ukraine's stock of air defense missiles, stating that this shortage is causing lives to be lost. The Ukrainian air force reported that nearly 90% of the incoming drones and most of the cruise missiles were shot down.
In Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, the upper floors of a nine-story residential building were destroyed, claiming 15 lives. Mayor Vitali Klitschko called for Friday to be declared a day of mourning, noting that two other districts also suffered damage, including a school and a children's hospital. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed it targeted facilities producing drone components, a military depot, and a logistics hub, among other sites.
The assault also hit the Black Sea region of Odesa, disrupting Ukraine's vital agricultural exports and raising global food prices. In Russia, Tatarstan authorities reported several injuries and home damage from a Ukrainian drone strike, as well as disrupted operations at an industrial site. Zelensky has repeatedly called on allies to replenish Ukraine's stock of Patriot interceptors, the only defense capable of neutralizing ballistic missiles.
These interceptors are in high demand, with each one saving lives daily. Meanwhile, The Moscow Times, a Russian news outlet, has accused Russia's authorities of labeling it an "undesirable" organization and criminalizing its work, citing an attempt to silence independent journalism.
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