Another Russian rocket attack on Kyiv: At least two dead

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv again with ballistic missiles overnight. At least two people were killed in the attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced on Telegram. Six others were injured.

Several heavy explosions were heard in the city. Military-affiliated Telegram channels counted at least fourteen rockets in the first three waves of attacks. Local media reported several fires in the city area.

According to Ukrainian information, civilian infrastructure was again hit in the attack. Residential buildings, a maternity hospital, energy plants and logistics facilities were hit, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram. According to Klitschko, windows and the facade of a maternity hospital were damaged by rocket debris; One person was killed in the clinic parking lot. In another district, people could be trapped under the rubble of a residential building.

Attacks also in Odessa

Kyiv, with its around three million inhabitants, has been the target of particularly violent Russian drone attacks in recent days. At least seven people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine on Wednesday.

The latest attack came during Zelensky's visit to the United States. At the UN general debate, he described the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine as "madness." He warned of dangers for Europe too.

Meanwhile, in the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odessa, authorities reported that a medical facility, an educational institution and residential buildings had been damaged by Russian attacks.