Russia’s night attack wounds eight in Kyiv, says Ukraine
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Residents walking in front of a Kyiv apartment building damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid its attack on Ukraine, on July 28.
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KYIV – A Russian overnight air attack on Kyiv wounded eight residents of an apartment building, including a three-year-old child, the authorities said on July 28, while the Ukrainian air force said a town hosting a key airbase had been attacked.
Four of those injured in the capital were admitted to hospital, with one in serious condition, the head of Kyiv’s military administration, Mr Tymur Tkachenko, said on the Telegram messaging app.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 324 drones and seven missiles overnight and that their main target was Starokostyantyniv in western Ukraine, home to a major airbase.
It said 15 drones and two missiles had hit targets in three locations, but did not specify where.
Russia invaded its neighbour 3½ years ago. Its repeated night-time air attacks
The capital and most of Ukraine were under air raid alerts for several hours overnight. Polish aircraft were also scrambled to ensure the safety of national airspace.
Those wounded in Kyiv were residents of a multi-storey apartment building in the Darnytskyi district, said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The full scale of the Russian attack on Ukraine was not immediately known. There was no comment from Russia.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war. But thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian. REUTERS
