Russian Missile Strikes Kill Five in Kyiv
· World · BBC News, The Independent, France 24
A wave of overnight Russian missile strikes killed at least five people and injured 23 others in Kyiv and the surrounding region. Apartment blocks, warehouses, and a medical facility were targeted in the attacks, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Emergency crews are working to rescue people trapped beneath the rubble of demolished buildings. Meanwhile, Poland's army announced it will launch preventative military aviation operations in response to the strikes. Further details on the extent of the damage were not immediately available.
Why it matters
The deadly strikes escalate the ongoing conflict in Ukraine's capital, directly threatening civilian lives and critical infrastructure while prompting defensive military alerts from neighbouring Poland.
Read the original report — BBC News
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