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Kyiv hit by deadly Russian missile and drone attack - mayor | Kyiv hit by deadly Russian missile and drone attack - mayor |
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Rescuers in Kyiv have been combing through the wreckage of a residential building destroyed in an overnight Russian attack | Rescuers in Kyiv have been combing through the wreckage of a residential building destroyed in an overnight Russian attack |
At least nine people have been killed and 60 injured, including children, in an overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, local officials say. | |
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says falling drone wreckage triggered a number of fires, and there are fears that a number of people may be trapped under the rubble of a destroyed residential building. | |
Blasts were also reported in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, which also came under attack. At least two people were injured, the mayor said. | |
This comes just hours after US President Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelensky of harming peace negotiations, after the Ukrainian president ruled out recognising Russian control of Crimea. | This comes just hours after US President Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelensky of harming peace negotiations, after the Ukrainian president ruled out recognising Russian control of Crimea. |
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Ukraine's state emergencies ministry DSNS and the interior ministry said that nine people were killed in Kyiv in the overnight Russian attack. | |
In a post on social media, Mayor Klitschko wrote that six children and a pregnant woman were among those injured. | |
"Fires broke out in six locations," he said, adding that there "people are under the rubble" of a destroyed residential building. | "Fires broke out in six locations," he said, adding that there "people are under the rubble" of a destroyed residential building. |
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said that "phone calls can be heard from the wreckage". | |
He also said that two children were reported missing. | |
Rescuer teams with sniffer dogs were seen combing through the wreckage as they searched for survivors. | |
The worst-hit was the western Svyatoshynskyi district of the capital, Klitschko said. | The worst-hit was the western Svyatoshynskyi district of the capital, Klitschko said. |
Footage has emerged on social media purportedly showing missiles hitting Kyiv, triggering huge blazes. | Footage has emerged on social media purportedly showing missiles hitting Kyiv, triggering huge blazes. |
In Kharkiv, about 40km (25 miles) from the Russian border, two people were injured, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. | In Kharkiv, about 40km (25 miles) from the Russian border, two people were injured, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. |
He said "private houses" were damaged in the overnight Russian missile and drone attack. | He said "private houses" were damaged in the overnight Russian missile and drone attack. |
Ukraine's air force warned that virtually all the country's regions were under the threat of air strikes. | Ukraine's air force warned that virtually all the country's regions were under the threat of air strikes. |
The Russian military has not commented on the reported attacks. | The Russian military has not commented on the reported attacks. |
In a post on social media, the Russian defence ministry said that 87 Ukrainian drones had been either destroyed or intercepted overnight over several Russian regions. |