Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 9
Ukrainian officials said the barrage hit 7 districts and 18 residential buildings, as leaders pressed allies for more Patriot interceptors.
- On Saturday, Russia launched a heavy ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, killing nine people, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine intercepted only one missile due to a Patriot interceptor shortage.
- Saturday's strike marks the second major attack on Kyiv this week, following Thursday's bombardment that killed nine people, including six members of one family in a village near Kryvyi Rih.
- Damage was recorded in seven districts across Kyiv, with 18 residential buildings, a school, and the Lithuanian Embassy damaged; dozens were injured, including four children with multiple shrapnel wounds and lacerations.
- Zelenskyy stated that air defense systems are needed "here and now, so that the Russian war can be contained and stopped in Ukraine," emphasizing that every package of interceptors saves lives.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha issued a fresh plea for urgent air defense supplies as Ukraine remains chronically short of capabilities to down ballistic missiles despite Russia's slowed advances along the 1,200 kilometres of front line.
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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.
Russia pounds Kyiv, kills ten as Ukraine appeals for Patriot interceptors
Russia pounded Kyiv and the region in a heavy ballistic missile attack early on Saturday, killing ten people, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Ukraine had run out of interceptor missiles for its US Patriot air defence systems. Zelenskiy said that Russia launched 35 missiles at Ukraine, including 27 ballistic missiles, and also 185 drones. […]
At least ten people were killed on Saturday in Kyiv and its region during another Russian ballistic missile attack.
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