Russian forces attack Kyiv for third time in a week: damage reported, 11-year-old boy among 10 injured
According to local authorities, explosions were heard in Kyiv at 3:39 a.m. A few minutes later, the Air Force warned of a missile threat to the capital. The air raid alert was announced after the first strikes had already occurred.
Around 5:00 a.m., the first reports emerged of six injured people.
"Three injured people were hospitalized by medics. Three others received medical assistance at the scene," Klitschko wrote.
The first consequences of the attack were also reported:
Rescuers, medical teams, police, and other emergency services were involved in responding to the aftermath of the attack.
At 6:19 a.m., Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the number of injured people had risen to eight. Among them was an 11-year-old boy.
"Four injured people are receiving treatment in city hospitals. Doctors provided assistance to the others at the scene," he said.
At 7:29 a.m., according to updated information from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS), the number of injured people had increased to 10, including one child.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine also reported that this was already the third targeted Russian attack on Kyiv in a week. The agency provided updated information on the consequences of the strike in the city's districts:
Rescuers and other emergency services continue to work at the sites. Information about the consequences of the attack is still being updated.
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that 11 people were injured during the overnight Russian attack, including a child.
Latest Russian mass attacks on Kyiv
It is worth recalling that Russia has launched three mass attacks on the capital since the beginning of July.
On the morning of July 8, Kyiv came under another wave of drone attacks. The strikes caused destruction, injuries were reported, and three people were killed. Around noon, a Russian UAV fell and exploded near a gas distribution station in the Desnianskyi district. At around 5:30 p.m., another drone hit a 25-story residential building.
Earlier, on the night of July 6, Russian forces carried out a combined attack on Kyiv. In the Podilskyi district, a missile hit a nine-story residential building, causing partial destruction. On July 7, rescuers completed search operations in the Darnytskyi district of the capital. As of that morning, 19 people had been reported killed and 58 injured, including seven children.
In addition, on the night of July 2, Russian forces carried out one of the largest attacks on Kyiv and the Kyiv region. The attack involved strike drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. The massive combined Russian assault caused extensive damage across the capital.
On July 4, rescuers completed emergency response operations at a 16-story residential building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district that was hit during the mass attack on July 2. The death toll from that strike rose to 31.
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