London – At least nine people died and more were injured in a Russian night attack in several districts and residential areas in kyiv, Ukrainian officials said Thursday.
Russian attack drones and ballistic missiles attacked the capital, according to the Military Administration of the city of kyiv.
“During the night, Russia made a massive attack against Ukraine,” said the Ministry of Defense. “Cruise missiles, drones, ballistic weapons, another blow to peaceful cities and Ukrainian houses.”
Damaged cars are in a patio with other rubble after a Russian ballistic missile attack in kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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At least 70 people were injured, including 42 that were hospitalized, said the Ukraine state emergency service in a position in the telegram messaging application.
Ukrainian search engines clear the rubble after a Russian ballistic missile attack in kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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Six children were among the injured, the service said.
Rescue operations continued early on Thursday in the capital, where the first to respond were digging through the debris of residential buildings for survivors, defense officials said.
Ukrainian rescuers carry a victim’s body while operating at the site of a Russian missile attack on kyiv on April 24, 2025 in the middle of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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“These attacks are another confirmation: Russia is not looking for peace. He continues to kill Ukrainians,” said the ministry on social networks.
Outside kyiv, Russia also attacked the Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions.
