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Russia Hits Kyiv with Deadly Missile Strikes, Killing Four

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Russia launched ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv on Saturday morning, killing at least four people and injuring 15.
  • The attacks caused partial collapse in a residential building, trapping some individuals, and set warehouses ablaze.
  • The strikes occur amid intensified Russian bombing campaigns and Ukraine's ongoing efforts to secure increased air defense support.

Russia struck Ukraine's capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Saturday morning, killing at least four people and injuring 15, according to officials. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko reported that several individuals were trapped in a damaged residential building, where the first and second floors partially collapsed. Warehouses in the city also caught fire.

Kyiv's military administration confirmed the four fatalities resulting from the overnight Russian attacks. Witnesses in Kyiv reported hearing more than a dozen explosions. These attacks come as Moscow has intensified its bombing campaigns in recent weeks and months.

several people were trapped in a damaged residential building during the attack.

— Vitaly KlitschkoKyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko described the scene in a damaged residential building following the missile strikes.

Last week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump and the UK's new prime minister Andy Burnham. These meetings were part of Zelenskyy's efforts to secure increased support to bolster Ukraine's air defenses.

four people had died as a result of the Russian overnight attacks on the city.

— Kyiv's military administrationKyiv's military administration provided an update on the casualties from the Russian attacks.
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