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Ukraine: Russian Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 12, Injure Over 30

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and surrounding regions killed at least 12 people and injured over 30, Ukrainian authorities reported.
  • The attack damaged residential buildings, a medical facility, and an educational institution, with one industrial facility also affected.
  • Neighboring Poland initiated preventive military aviation operations, and a drone crashed in Romania during the attacks.

Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and its surrounding regions overnight, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 30, Ukrainian authorities announced Thursday.

The Kyiv city military administration stated that the attack damaged residential buildings, a medical facility, and an educational institution. In the Brovary district of the broader Kyiv region, one person was killed and another injured by a separate strike on an industrial facility.

Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv.

— Vitaliy KlitschkoKyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko stated the nature of the attack.

Amid the heavy Russian strikes, Poland's army began preventive military aviation operations to protect its airspace. Romania's Defense Ministry reported a drone crash in an uninhabited area of Tulcea county during the attacks.

Russia has intensified its attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, while Ukraine has also increased its strikes deep within Russian territory.

One industrial facility has been damaged. All relevant services are on site, working to extinguish the fire.

— Tymur TkachenkoKyiv regional governor Tymur Tkachenko described the damage in the Brovary district.
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