Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv
Fire crews battle flames after deadly Russian strikes near Kyiv At least three people, including a child, have been killed in overnight Russian attacks near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a local official said. Another three people were injured as ballistic missiles hit east of Kyiv, head of the regional military administration Timur The new attack comes just days after 21 people were killed as Russia intensifies its strikes, aware that Ukraine has been running out of Western-donated interceptor missiles used to defend its skies. On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a fresh call for more US-made Patriot interceptor missiles, saying what his country was receiving was not enough. Zelensky's plea comes days after US President Donald Trump appeared to go back on a promise to grant Ukraine a licence to manufacture the defensive systems. On Saturday, Ukraine's president still referred to an agreement with the US on a licence.
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Moscow-linked vessels in the Black Sea were also hit - according to Zelensky the intention is to limit oil revenues used by Russia to "finance" its war.
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Garages ablaze in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district after the latest Russian strike At least three people, including a child, have been killed in overnight Russian attacks near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. In the early hours of Saturday missiles hit east of the capital and witnesses reported hearing powerful explosions just days after strikes across Ukraine killed 21 people. Falling debris damaged apartment buildings and cars, while a fire broke out at a separate building, the head of the regional military administration Timur Tkachenko said. He added that three others had been wounded in the ballistic missile strikes. Emergency crews were also fighting fires at a building and fuel tank in Kyiv, Mayor Vitaly Klitchko wrote on Telegram.
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Latest update from CBS News: Child among 4 people killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine. Four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region, local officials said Saturday, as Ukraine hit another oil refinery in Russia.Residents endure regular drone and missile barrages that Kyiv's depleted air defenses are struggling to counter amid Moscow's 4-year-old full-scale invasion, while repeated Ukrainian strikes on oil facilities have caused fuel shortages and rattled Russians.Two grandparents and their 3-year-old grandson were killed after multiple Russian drones destroyed their home in the Brovary district of Kyiv region, northeast of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday.Three other members of the same family and a neighbor who came to their aid were hospitalized, local authorities said.
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Fire crews battle flames after deadly Russian strikes near Kyiv At least three people, including a child, have been killed in overnight Russian attacks near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a local official said. Another three people were injured as ballistic missiles hit east of Kyiv, head of the regional military administration Timur The new attack comes just days after 21 people were killed as Russia intensifies its strikes, aware that Ukraine has been running out of Western-donated interceptor missiles used to defend its skies. On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a fresh call for more US-made Patriot interceptor missiles, saying what his country was receiving was not enough. Zelensky's plea comes days after US President Donald Trump appeared to go back on a promise to grant Ukraine a licence to manufacture the defensive systems. On Saturday, Ukraine's president still referred to an agreement with the US on a licence.