Two people killed, at least 10 injured in Kyiv attack: Zelenskyy
Two people were killed and more than 10 were injured in an extensive Russian attack against Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed in a Google-translated update on Telegram.
He noted several other casualties may still be under rubble and debris, adding that communications and high-voltage cables were damaged. Earlier, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko had said that electricity supply to parts of the capital city was impaired as a result of the offensive.
Zelenskyy said that an overall of six regions came under recent attack, with dozens of residential buildings shattered in Mykolaiv, and two people injured in the Kharkiv region.
“My condolences to all those who have lost family and friends. We will certainly respond to Russia – terrorists will always feel the consequences of their actions,” the Ukrainian leader said.
CNBC could not independently verify developments on the ground.
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20 Russian missiles destroyed over and around Kyiv, officials say
Ukrainian rescuers and medical staff work next to a residential building damaged as a result of a missile attack in Kyiv on February 7, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A Russian missile attack on Ukraine on February 7, 2024 killed one man in the southern city of Mykolaiv and injured at least six in Kyiv, where part of the city lost power.
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Ukrainian air defense forces said 20 Russian missiles had been destroyed over Kyiv and on their approach to the city early Wednesday morning.
Describing the latest attack as “the third missile attack on Kyiv in 2024,” the city’s military administration said on Telegram that Russia had used a variety of cruise missiles to target the capital.
“The enemy used Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles launched from Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the territory of the Russian Federation. The air raid alert in the capital lasted almost 3…
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