Russia launches drone strikes on Kyiv, several injured in attacks across Ukraine as tensions simmer
More than four years into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has recently intensified its attacks on the capital, including during the day.
Russia launched drone strikes on Kyiv on Thursday, escalating a pattern of frequent daytime assaults on the capital city, according to authorities. The attacks have intensified over the past four years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In Kyiv, multiple explosions were heard, and air raid sirens rang out several times in the morning.
One person was reported injured in the city's Golosiivsky district. Social media footage depicted significant smoke plumes emanating from one of the targeted locations. Russia also conducted its customary nighttime strikes throughout Ukraine.
The head of the Kyiv region, Tymur Tkachenko, reported that the enemy had been conducting drone and ballistic missile strikes on the city overnight, targeting warehouses. In the northeastern Sumy region, one person was killed and four others were wounded by Russian attacks. Meanwhile, in the southern regions of Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, authorities reported that Russian attacks had injured three people each.
Yaroslav Shanko, the head of the Kherson city administration, stated that Russian forces targeted civilian transportation while people were going about their daily activities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his plea for Kyiv's allies to supply additional ballistic missile defense packages to mitigate the escalating attacks on Ukrainian territory.
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