Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 9
Ukrainian officials said only one ballistic missile was intercepted as the attack damaged 18 homes, a school and the Lithuanian Embassy.
- Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes on Kyiv killed at least nine people and injured 28, including four children, causing fires and damaging residential buildings across several districts of the city.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia launched 35 missiles and 185 drones during the attacks, with Ukrainian forces intercepting only one ballistic missile due to a shortage of air defense interceptor missiles.
- The attacks caused significant structural damage in multiple regions of Kyiv, resulting in emergency services rescuing over 100 people from the rubble.
- Ukraine is appealing to its allies, including the United States, for more Patriot missile interceptors to bolster its air defenses and reduce civilian casualties.
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“No respect any international norms, including Vienna Convention”: Russia hits embassy in Kyiv as 27 ballistic missiles strike Ukrainian capital
Russia fired 27 ballistic missiles at Kyiv on 1 August, and Ukraine could stop only one. A massive overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed at least nine people, damaged the Lithuanian embassy, and destroyed part of the city's ambulance fleet, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine has run out of interceptors for its Patriot systems. Meanwhile, Russia continues to tar…
At least nine people have been killed and more than 30 injured in Russian missile attacks on Kiev overnight Saturday, Ukrainian authorities say. The attack is condemned by Sweden's foreign minister.
The Ukrainian president said the country has finished using American-made Patriot interceptor missiles.
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