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Ukrainian officials announced on Wednesday that the second missile attack launched by Russia on Kyiv This week, at least 34 people were injured, and damage to homes and a children’s hospital.
The head of the military administration in Kiev, Serhiy Popko, reported via the Telegram application that Ukrainian air defense systems were able to shoot down all the missiles that had targeted the capital at around three in the morning (01:00 GMT). The extent of the attack was not immediately clear.
Officials said that the falling debris led to injuries and destruction in three areas of Kiev on the eastern side of the Dnipro River, which passes through the capital.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said via Telegram that windows and doorways were shattered as a result of debris at a children’s hospital in the Dneprovsky district of Kiev. However, initial assessments did not indicate any injuries.
Klitschko noted that the debris also affected a number of residential buildings in the Dneprovsky district, resulting in at least 34 people being injured. 15 of them, including two children, were taken to hospitals, while the remaining 19 received ambulances on site immediately. Water supplies in the area were also affected.
The weapons used by Russia in the attack were not immediately known. This came after a barrage of ballistic missiles targeted Kiev early Monday, wounding 4 people.
Moscow and Kiev deny targeting civilians
Russia did not issue any comment about the attack that occurred on Wednesday, which also caused damage to some buildings in the Desnyansky and Darnitsky districts of Kiev.
She denies both Moscow How civilians were targeted during the war launched by Russia against its neighbor in February 2022, which has been continuing for approximately 22 months.
Bobko stated that 15 people, including 4 children, were evacuated from a residential building in the Dneprovsky district, after the building and nearby cars were affected by debris, resulting in a fire.
He pointed out that most of the injuries resulted from the shattering of windows due to the blast wave, as Bubko confirmed that “there are many wounded,” expecting an increase in the number of injured.
It is noteworthy that at dawn last Monday, Ukrainian air defenses shot down 8 Russian missiles that were launched towards Kiev, according to what the authorities in the capital reported. The confrontation resulted in 4 people being injured.
