Twelve killed in Russian air attacks on Kyiv and surrounding region
Sixth consecutive day of strikes hits residential areas and critical infrastructure near the Ukrainian capital
Quick Look
- Twelve people were killed and several injured in Russian air strikes on Kyiv and Boryspil on Tuesday.
- The attacks, marking the sixth consecutive day of bombardment, damaged residential buildings and forced the closure of the Orlivka border crossing with Romania.
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Why It Matters
The conflict began with Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. It is the deadliest conflict on the European continent since World War II.
Twelve people were killed and several more injured in Russian air attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region on Tuesday, authorities said, in the sixth consecutive day of strikes on the Ukrainian capital.
Attacks both in Ukraine and Russia continue as efforts are ongoing to find a solution to end the deadliest conflict on the European continent since World War II, which started with Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Eight people were killed and another five wounded in Kyiv, three of them children, and fires broke out in different locations around the capital, emergency services said on the Telegram messaging app.
In Boryspil outside Kyiv, four people were killed and a further 13 injured in an attack that hit a residential building and other sites, Governor Tymur Tkachenko said on Telegram.
The daily Russian strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region are disrupting the lives of millions of people. Air raid alerts covered most of Ukraine’s territory in the early hours of Tuesday.
Russia has been increasing attacks on Ukraine’s borders, in addition to energy and logistic facilities, and on Tuesday a fresh strike stopped border crossings into Romania – a member of the European Union and Nato – at Orlivka on the Danube river.
Open Questions
- What is the full extent of damage to the Orlivka crossing?
- Will there be further civilian casualties in the coming days?
