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Russian strikes kill eight across Ukraine, officials say | Russian strikes kill eight across Ukraine, officials say |
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A number of houses were set ablaze in the Kyiv region after the latest Russian aerial attacks | A number of houses were set ablaze in the Kyiv region after the latest Russian aerial attacks |
At least eight people have been killed and more than 30 injured across Ukraine in overnight Russian drone and missile attacks, regional officials have said. | At least eight people have been killed and more than 30 injured across Ukraine in overnight Russian drone and missile attacks, regional officials have said. |
Four deaths were reported in Ukraine's western Khmelnytskyi region. Three more deaths were reported in the Kyiv region, and one in the southern city of Mykolaiv. | |
It comes a day after Kyiv suffered one of the heaviest assaults since the start of the Russian invasion. | It comes a day after Kyiv suffered one of the heaviest assaults since the start of the Russian invasion. |
Russia's defence ministry said its air defence units shot down or intercepted 95 Ukrainian drones over a number of Russian regions, including Moscow, during a four-hour period on Saturday night. No casualties were reported. | |
The drone attack forced a brief suspension of all flights at Moscow's airports. | |
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory. | Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory. |
This includes Crimea - Ukraine's southern peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. | This includes Crimea - Ukraine's southern peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. |
Kyiv regional head Mykola Kalashnyk said three people were killed and 10 others were injured. | |
He posted on social media photos of several houses set ablaze after the Russian strikes. | |
In the capital Kyiv, local officials reported 11 injuries, multiple fires and damage to residential buildings, including a dormitory. | In the capital Kyiv, local officials reported 11 injuries, multiple fires and damage to residential buildings, including a dormitory. |
Hundreds of people were seen sheltering in underground stations of the city's metro. It comes as the capital marks its annual Kyiv Day holiday on Sunday. | Hundreds of people were seen sheltering in underground stations of the city's metro. It comes as the capital marks its annual Kyiv Day holiday on Sunday. |
In Mykolaiv, Ukraine's state emergencies service DSNS said the body of an elderly man was pulled out from a five-storey residential building hit by a drone. Another five people were injured. | In Mykolaiv, Ukraine's state emergencies service DSNS said the body of an elderly man was pulled out from a five-storey residential building hit by a drone. Another five people were injured. |
In Kharkiv, regional authorities reported three injuries. | In Kharkiv, regional authorities reported three injuries. |
In Russia, the defence ministry said that Ukrainian drones targeted eight Russian regions. | In Russia, the defence ministry said that Ukrainian drones targeted eight Russian regions. |
"From 20:00 Moscow time (17:00 GMT) on 24 May to 00:00 on 25 May, air defence units on duty destroyed and intercepted 95 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said in a statement. | "From 20:00 Moscow time (17:00 GMT) on 24 May to 00:00 on 25 May, air defence units on duty destroyed and intercepted 95 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said in a statement. |
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that 12 drones heading towards the capital were shot down. | |
He added that emergency services crews were deployed to assess damage caused by falling drone debris. | He added that emergency services crews were deployed to assess damage caused by falling drone debris. |