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Russian missiles injure over 50 in Kyiv
Updated On: 14 December, 2023 06:02 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
A series of loud explosions could be heard in Kyiv at 3 am local time as the city’s air defenses were activated for the second time this week
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Destroyed cars next to a damaged residential building in Kyiv. Pic/AP
Ukraine’s capital came under another ballistic missile attack early Wednesday, injuring at least 53 people on the ground, including six children, and damaging buildings, officials said. A series of loud explosions could be heard in Kyiv at 3 am local time as the city’s air defenses were activated for the second time this week.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 10 ballistic missiles toward the capital and all were intercepted by air defenses. Debris from intercepted missiles fell in Kyiv’s eastern Dniprovskyi district, injuring at least 53 people, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Kitschko said on Telegram. Twenty people, including two children, were hospitalized, and 33 people received medical treatment on the spot.
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