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| Ukraine war: Children die in new missile attack on Kyiv | |
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| Local residents react in Kyiv early on Thursday | |
| Two children and an adult died, and more than a dozen people were injured, in a new night-time missile attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say. | Two children and an adult died, and more than a dozen people were injured, in a new night-time missile attack on Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say. |
| Russia has been subjecting the Ukrainian capital to regular aerial attack with missiles and drones. | Russia has been subjecting the Ukrainian capital to regular aerial attack with missiles and drones. |
| The latest attacks occurred in the eastern Desnyanskyi and Dniprovskyi districts. | The latest attacks occurred in the eastern Desnyanskyi and Dniprovskyi districts. |
| Ukrainian officials said details of the dead and injured were based on preliminary information. | Ukrainian officials said details of the dead and injured were based on preliminary information. |
| One of the children killed was between 5 and 6 years old, while the other was 12 or 13, the Kyiv city military administration wrote on Telegram. Both were in Desnyanskyi district. | |
| The attack was the fourth this week, and comes after 17 attacks were launched on the Ukrainian capital throughout May - most took place at night, although at least one occurred during the day. | The attack was the fourth this week, and comes after 17 attacks were launched on the Ukrainian capital throughout May - most took place at night, although at least one occurred during the day. |
| Images shared by military authorities showed teams of rescuers attending to people, as well as damaged buildings. | Images shared by military authorities showed teams of rescuers attending to people, as well as damaged buildings. |
| In a number of early morning posts on Telegram, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a "series of explosions" had taken place in the city, and that rescuers had been dealing with fallen debris and fires. | In a number of early morning posts on Telegram, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a "series of explosions" had taken place in the city, and that rescuers had been dealing with fallen debris and fires. |
| He said 14 people had been injured - nine of whom were taken to hospital. | He said 14 people had been injured - nine of whom were taken to hospital. |
| Meanwhile, Russian-backed officials in the occupied part of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region said five people had been killed and 19 injured by Ukrainian shelling at a poultry farm on Wednesday. | |
| In recent weeks, Russia - which launched its full-scale invasion on Ukraine in February 2022 - has been using kamikaze drones as well as a range of cruise and ballistic missiles to attack targets in Ukraine. | In recent weeks, Russia - which launched its full-scale invasion on Ukraine in February 2022 - has been using kamikaze drones as well as a range of cruise and ballistic missiles to attack targets in Ukraine. |
| Kyiv has been heavily targeted, and analysts believe Moscow is trying to deplete and damage Ukraine's air defences ahead of a long-expected counter-offensive, which the Ukrainian government has been planning for months. | Kyiv has been heavily targeted, and analysts believe Moscow is trying to deplete and damage Ukraine's air defences ahead of a long-expected counter-offensive, which the Ukrainian government has been planning for months. |
| Rescuers in Kyiv overnight | |
| A building destroyed on a poultry farm in Luhansk region on Wednesday | |
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| Ukraine | Ukraine |