Ukraine says Russian missile attack kill children in Kyiv
According to a statement from the Kyiv military administration, the attack targeted the Desnyanskyi region on the eastern outskirts of the capital, as well as the Dniprovkskyi district, which is closer to the city center.
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- Published Date: 09:56 | 01 June 2023
- Modified Date: 09:56 | 01 June 2023
A Russian missile attack on Kyiv killed three people including two children and injured 14 on Thursday, officials in the Ukrainian capital said.
The Kyiv military administration said in a statement the attack struck the Desnyanskyi region on the capital's eastern outskirts as well as Dniprovkskyi district, closer to the centre.
It was the 18th attack on the capital this month.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said nine people needed hospital treatment. Emergency crews had extinguished fires caused by falling debris near the sites of the strikes.
Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app a medical clinic had been hit. Photographs posted on the city's website showed windows blown out in the clinic and in nearby apartment buildings.
Pictures from the scene posted on social media showed rescue teams attending to residents in buildings, with shattered building materials strewn about on the street.
City authorities said the impact was from shot-down cruise or ballistic missiles.
Air raid alerts in Kyiv and in most of eastern Ukraine were in effect for about an hour.
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