Ukraine: At least two dead in massive Russian attack on Kyiv

Russia carried out massive attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities during the night. According to authorities, several people were killed and serious damage was caused by the rockets that hit the Ukrainian capital. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported at least two deaths in the morning. They were found in the rubble of garages in the eastern district of Darnytsia. Two other people were rescued there alive.

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Numerous explosions were heard in Kyiv in the early hours of the morning, reporters from the Kyiv Independent portal reported. “The missiles are hitting one after the other. As far as I can count there are at least ten to twelve explosions. “It’s pretty loud in the city center,” a reporter was quoted as saying.

The evening before, there had reportedly been a drone attack in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy. The RBK Ukraine news agency reported one dead and several injured, citing the mayor.

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Russian forces used a variety of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones in the attack, according to Ukrainian military blogs. The industrial cities of Dnipro and Kremenchuk were also heavily shelled. In the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluki, rockets hit a multi-story apartment block. There were dead and injured, reported the police in the Chernihiv region. A number was not given.