Russian strike injures dozens at Rivne University as ballistic missiles hit Kyiv

At least 25 people were injured when Russian missiles struck an educational facility in Rivne, Ukraine on Tuesday, local officials reported. Medical personnel treated two individuals in serious condition, who required surgery, while three others received medical attention. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack, noting that Ukraine had received no advance warning from its allies about the missile strike.

He deemed the assault on the capital "particularly vile" and stressed that early intelligence on such ballistic missile attacks is crucial for saving lives. Zelenskyy did not assign blame for the absence of this vital warning.

Zelenskyy's remarks came after Russian missiles also targeted Kyiv's civilian infrastructure, killing at least one person and injuring others. In Kharkiv, four deaths and 41 injuries resulted from a strike on an apartment building, according to Zelenskyy. A Ukrainian woman sustained injuries during a separate Russian attack on a private residence in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district.

Additionally, a Russian drone hit a residential building in Murovane, a village near Lviv, during a morning assault on Tuesday, as reported by Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi.

A single individual was killed in the Fastiv district of the Kyiv region, and at least two others were injured in a Russian attack in the same area, revealed Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the regional military administration. Since last year, Ukraine has faced relentless aerial assaults from Moscow, including swift ballistic missiles and high-flying jet-powered drones.

Zelenskyy stated that Russia has launched over 100 weapons at Ukraine since Monday evening, causing extensive damage, including the destruction of a residential building in Kharkiv that claimed four lives despite an all-night rescue effort.

The intensified attacks on civilian infrastructure, such as energy facilities, are part of Russia's strategy to exhaust Ukrainian public support for the country's resistance against the full-scale invasion. Tuesday's strikes occurred prior to a crucial European Council summit in Brussels on Friday, October 16, where Zelenskyy is slated to attend.