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Russia again attacks Kyiv with ballistic missiles; Odesa also hit
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Russia again attacks Kyiv with ballistic missiles; Odesa also hit

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on the night of July 7-8, the third such attack on the capital this month.
  • The strikes caused fires in warehouses and non-residential buildings, with some areas reporting power and water outages.
  • Two people were injured in the Kyiv attack, and nine were wounded in a separate ballistic missile strike on Odesa.

Russia again targeted Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the night of July 7-8, marking the third such assault on the Ukrainian capital in July. The attacks, which also hit Odesa, caused fires and disruptions in the affected cities.

In Kyiv, explosions were heard and air raid sirens wailed as fires broke out in warehouses in the Desnianskyi district and a non-residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district. Some neighborhoods experienced power and water outages following the strikes. Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents to stay in shelters, reporting that "the enemy is attacking the capital with ballistic missiles."

Two people were injured in the Kyiv attack. Earlier on July 7, a Russian ballistic missile with a cluster warhead struck Odesa, wounding nine people and igniting a fire at a production facility. The attacks come amid a broader pattern of Russian aerial assaults across Ukraine, with air raid alerts issued in numerous other regions.

The enemy is attacking the capital with ballistic missiles. Stay in shelters!

— Vitali KlitschkoMayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, urged residents to remain in shelters following the missile attack.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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