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Kyiv hit with deadly strikes after attack on Russian e-commerce giant
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Kyiv hit with deadly strikes after attack on Russian e-commerce giant

From CNA · () English

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  • Russian strikes killed one person and wounded 13 in Kyiv on Sunday after Ukraine attacked e-commerce warehouses in Russia.
  • The attacks highlight Ukraine's dual challenge of facing daily Russian assaults and domestic political instability.
  • Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian territory in recent months, targeting logistics facilities and oil infrastructure.

Russian missile strikes killed one person and injured 13 in Ukraine's capital on Sunday, a day after Kyiv launched drone attacks on e-commerce warehouses in Russia. The latest bombardment underscores Ukraine's ongoing struggle with near-daily Russian attacks and internal political turmoil following a recent military leadership shakeup.

Explosions rocked Kyiv shortly after the Ukrainian air force warned of incoming ballistic missiles. The blasts were powerful enough to set off car alarms in the city center. Ukraine's state emergency services reported one fatality and 13 injuries from the attack, which police said hit six districts. An apartment building in the Solomianskyi district was struck, a supermarket caught fire, and a house burned in Sviatoshynsky district. Strikes also hit a shopping center in Dniprovsky, an apartment building in Shevchenkivsky, and a non-residential building.

In response to Russian strikes on our civilian infrastructure and on our cities and communities, two major logistics facilities were hit - in the Moscow and Tambov regions.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the drone strikes targeting Russian logistics facilities.

In the central Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian drone strikes claimed one life, according to regional official Oleksandr Ganzha. On the Russian side, a Ukrainian strike killed one person in the Kursk region, near the frontline, Governor Alexander Khinshtein reported.

Ukraine has escalated its strikes on Russian territory, aiming to disrupt daily life for Russians and retaliate for over four years of bombardments. These strikes, termed "long-range sanctions" by Kyiv, have primarily targeted Russia's oil infrastructure, contributing to a fuel crisis in the major oil-producing nation. On Saturday, Ukrainian drones targeted logistics facilities in the Moscow and Tambov regions, resulting in eight deaths and significant fires. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated these centers were used to supply sanctioned components for drone production.

to supply sanctioned components for drone production and navigation equipment

— Volodymyr ZelenskyyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged the purpose of the targeted Russian logistics facilities.
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