At least nine people have been killed and more than 70 injured in Kyiv after Russia carried out one of the most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for months, with Kharkiv and other cities also targeted.
Waves of drones as well as ballistic and guided missiles struck the Ukrainian capital early on Thursday. There were explosions for much of the night, beginning at about 1am local time, and the rattle of anti-aircraft fire as Ukrainian defences tried to shoot the missiles down.
Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said rescuers were pulling survivors from under the rubble. The injured included six children and a pregnant woman. A house, cars, and other buildings were set on fire, with extensive damage caused by falling debris in several districts, he said.
1. An explosion of a ballistic missile lights up the sky over the city during a Russian missile and drone strike – Gleb Garanich/Reuters 2. A ballistic missile explodes in the sky over Kyiv during the Russian attack – Gleb Garanich/Reuters 3. People shelter in the metro as Russian missiles hit Ukraine's capital – Evgeniy Maloletka/AP 4. Rescuers at the site of a building hit by a Russian ballistic missile strike in Kyiv on Thursday – Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
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At least nine people have been killed and more than 70 injured in Kyiv after Russia carried out one of the most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for months, with Kharkiv and other cities also targeted.
Waves of drones as well as ballistic and guided missiles struck the Ukrainian capital early on Thursday. There were explosions for much of the night, beginning at about 1am local time, and the rattle of anti-aircraft fire as Ukrainian defences tried to shoot the missiles down.
Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said rescuers were pulling survivors from under the rubble. The injured included six children and a pregnant woman. A house, cars, and other buildings were set on fire, with extensive damage caused by falling debris in several districts, he said.
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1. An explosion of a ballistic missile lights up the sky over the city during a Russian missile and drone strike – Gleb Garanich/Reuters
2. A ballistic missile explodes in the sky over Kyiv during the Russian attack – Gleb Garanich/Reuters
3. People shelter in the metro as Russian missiles hit Ukraine's capital – Evgeniy Maloletka/AP
4. Rescuers at the site of a building hit by a Russian ballistic missile strike in Kyiv on Thursday – Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
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