Ukraine’s air force said early Sunday that Russia launched a major ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kiev in an overnight operation.
Eyewitnesses on the ground reported hearing multiple explosions, including from air defense systems. An AFP journalist reported that one of the explosions was so powerful that it set off car alarms throughout the city centre.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said there were several incidents of fires in residential and non-residential areas across the city. A dormitory, a residential block and a supermarket caught fire, he said in a series of posts on Telegram, adding that emergency services had been deployed.
At least seven people were injured in the attack on Kiev, Klitschko said, including one who was treated at the scene.
“According to preliminary information, one person died tragically as a result of the attack,” the city’s military administration said on Telegram. However, Klitschko did not report any deaths in his messages.
Russia’s latest attacks come a day after Ukraine sent attack drones to destroy e-commerce warehouses in the Moscow and Tambov regions, killing at least eight people and causing major fires. The same day, at least two people were killed in Russian attacks in Ukraine.
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is in its fourth year. Both sides have repeatedly resorted to drone strikes, but Moscow has been increasing its use of ballistic missiles targeting Kiev and other locations in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Kiev has warned of a dwindling stock of interceptor missiles used to intercept Russian ballistic missiles.
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Edited by: Shawn Sinico