A Russian missile and drone assault on Kyiv and its surrounding districts has resulted in one death and at least 12 injuries.
Key facts
- •One woman was killed and at least 12 people were wounded in the Kyiv region attacks.
- •Strikes hit residential buildings and warehouses in the Bucha, Brovary, and Fastiv districts.
- •Ukraine has requested more US-made Patriot missile interceptors to counter Russian ballistic attacks.
- •Five people died and 10 were injured in a strike on a Wildberries warehouse in the Moscow region on Tuesday.
- •Russian officials reported seven deaths and 58 injuries from a drone attack on a beach in the Krasnodar region.
Russian forces launched a series of ballistic missile and drone strikes against Kyiv and the surrounding region, resulting in one death and at least 12 injuries. The assault targeted residential buildings and warehouses, prompting concerns that individuals may be trapped under rubble in the city center.
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Impact across the Kyiv region
Timur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration, confirmed that the attacks affected the Bucha, Brovary, and Fastiv districts. Air raid alerts remained active for over an hour as multiple waves of missiles struck the city and its outskirts.
Recent cross-border escalation
The strikes on Kyiv follow a period of increased Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure, including power facilities and warehouses belonging to the e-commerce firm Wildberries. Russian officials reported that five people were killed and 10 wounded in a strike on a Wildberries warehouse in the Moscow region on Tuesday. Additionally, authorities reported seven deaths and 58 injuries following a drone attack on a beach in the Krasnodar region.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by BBC World.
