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Russia intensifies onslaught on Kiev drone, missile attack kill 9, injure 70
Credit: Xinhua/NAN
Russia has intensified its onslaught on Kiev, as drone and missile assault killed nine people and injured over 70 injured in an overnight military operation.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Thursday disclosed that the assault caused extensive damage to residential buildings and ignited fires in garages, non-residential structures and administrative buildings.
Rescue operations are still underway in the western Sviatoshynskyi district, where a missile strike partially destroyed an apartment building.
In total, emergency teams have responded to 13 locations across Kiev to address the damage.
In addition to Kiev, the attack also targeted eight other regions across Ukraine.
Two people were reported injured in the eastern Kharkiv region, while one person was injured in the northern Zhytomyr region.
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