Ukraine's Air Force Claims Interception of Russian Missiles and Drones Amid Attack on Kyiv

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Ukraine's Air Force Claims Interception of Russian Missiles and Drones Amid Attack on Kyiv
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  1. Ukraine's air force said it intercepted 186 missiles and drones. LONDON -- A "massive" Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on Wednesday night killed at least 12 people and injured more than 40 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post to social media on Thursday.

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    Associated Press

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile barrage overnight Thursday killed at least 12 people in Kyiv as explosions echoed across Ukraine’s capital throughout the night, local authorities said.

    BBC News

    Published A wave of overnight Russian missile strikes has killed at least eight people in the capital Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian authorities say.

    Reuters

    Ukrainian capital Kyiv under attack by Russian ballistic missiles, mayor says - reuters.com Ukrainian capital Kyiv under attack by Russian ballistic missiles, mayor says  reuters.com

  2. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in posts to Telegram that damage was reported in the Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi and Darnitskyi areas of the city, including fires at warehouses and residential buildings.

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    BBC News

    Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a children's hospital had been damaged in the overnight strikes, where windows were broken and cars set ablaze nearby.

  3. Since July, Ukraine has repeatedly targeted a warehouse belonging to the online retailer Wildberries, known as Russia's version of Amazon. Ukraine's defence ministry said the latest attack meant that seven out of 10 of the largest Wildberries logistics centres had been "disabled".

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    The Atlantic

    Over the past month, Ukrainian drone attacks inside Russian territory have targeted the online-retail giant Wildberries, destroying massive warehouses and logistics centers. Ukraine has accused Wildberries of supporting Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

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  1. 01 New York Times

    Russian Missiles Kill at Least 13 in Kyiv as Air Defenses Falter Moscow is taking advantage of Ukraine’s depleted stock of interceptors and is intensifying attacks, worsening the civilian death toll.

  2. 02 BBC News

    Apartment blocks and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS). At least least 33 people were injured in the strikes.

  3. 03 ABC News

    "Throughout the night, our emergency services have been working at the sites of Russian strikes," Zelenskyy wrote. "The attack was massive -- the Russians prepared for a long time and combined different types of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones to inflict as much damage as possible on civilian infrastructure."

  4. 04 Associated Press

    At least 33 people were wounded, according to Ukraine’s Emergency Service. The air raid alert remained active into the early morning hours Thursday.

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