Russian missiles strike Kyiv districts, killing two, officials say

Russian ballistic missiles struck at least two districts in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, early Thursday, killing two people and injuring six others, officials reported. Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated on Telegram that a 16-year-old was among the injured.

Reuters witnesses heard a series of explosions in the city. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city's military administration, confirmed the use of ballistic missiles. This marks the sixth such attack on Kyiv in July as Russia intensifies its air strikes against Ukraine.

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two people had died and six others, including a 16-year-old teenager, had been injured in the attacks.

Emergency services reported a fire broke out in two storage buildings and nearby trucks in one district, where the two fatalities occurred. Another fire erupted in a one-storey warehouse in the Svyatoshynskyi district. In total, five people were injured across the two incidents.

The Black Sea port city of Odesa also faced an attack early Thursday, with Serhiy Lysak, head of the city's military administration, reporting damage to an educational facility.

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Russia was attacking Kyiv with ballistic missiles.