War against Ukraine
Massive Russian airstrike – rockets hit central Kiev
The Kiev fire brigade was called upon in many places after the rocket attacks
© Vadim Ghirda / AP / DPA
Explosions, destruction, injuries – Russian terror in Ukraine continues. The capital Kiev was attacked by numerous rockets during the night.
In a massive nighttime rocket attack on the Ukrainian capital According to authorities in Kiev, twelve people were injured. Two of the injured were taken to hospital and the others were treated as outpatients, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on his Telegram channel on Thursday. Russia is said to have used cruise missiles, as well as Iskander and modern hypersonic Kinschal missiles, in the attack.
Damaged houses in Kyiv
According to Ukrainian air defense, Russia fired a total of 31 rockets and cruise missiles from strategic bombers at Kiev. The military in Kiev said all of them had been shot down. Damage was still caused by the falling rocket debris. It hit residential buildings, but also a kindergarten. A multi-story building in the city center was evacuated after a fire broke out in one of the apartments. Windows in houses in the area were broken and cars caught fire.
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Russia regularly shells targets in Ukraine’s hinterland, destroying residential buildings, energy and water supply facilities and other infrastructure. Civilians are also killed or injured. However, the capital Kiev was spared from these attacks for around a month and a half.
The current reason for the major attack could be both the recently increased Ukrainian attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod and a drone attack on the Engels airfield in the Volga region of Saratov, 500 kilometers from the border. Strategic bombers of the type Tu-95 are stationed at the airfield, which were now used in the shelling of Kiev.