Ukraine war: Kyiv hospital hit, at least nine dead in Russian strikes

At least nine people died in Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region overnight, local authorities reported Thursday. The capital city of Kyiv recorded eight fatalities, while one person was killed in the Brovary district on the outskirts of the city.

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According to updated figures, eight people were killed in the capital as a result of the enemy's attack. Thirty-three residents of the city were injured.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that the upper floors of a nine-story residential building in the Solomianskyi district collapsed, igniting a fire. He also noted that individuals were trapped inside another residential building. Emergency services had previously reported seven total deaths in Kyiv and its vicinity.

The children's hospital in Kyiv also suffered damage, with shattered windows and burning cars reported within the hospital grounds, according to the Kyiv Independent. Meanwhile, Ukraine's air force announced that several missiles had entered the country's airspace from the north and northeast, targeting the Poltava and Kharkiv regions.

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In the Solomianskyi district, the upper floors of a nine-story residential building collapsed and a fire broke out. At another address, people are trapped inside a residential building.

In neighboring Poland, military aircraft were mobilized within its airspace to prevent incidents related to the Russian offensive. Romania also scrambled fighter jets and a military helicopter to monitor targets near the Ukrainian-Romanian border. Russia's own capital, Moscow, reported that 250 drones were launched toward its region, with 28 destroyed by air defenses.

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Several missiles penetrated the country's airspace from the north and northeast, in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions.