Ukraine: 10 dead as Russian strikes pound Kyiv

"At least 8 people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed after a Russian missile slammed into a Kyiv apartment block on Thursday morning, authorities said, as Ukrainian cities came under aerial attack for the third day in a row. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the building had been virtually destroyed, and 20 people remain missing. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said more than 30 people were injured in the nine-story building."

"Later Thursday, Zelenskyy said the strikes killed a total of 10 people in the Ukrainian capital. Across Ukraine, Zelenskyy said that 180 structures were damaged in the Russian strikes, with 50 of the targets residential apartment blocks. Dozens of people were injured in strikes across the capital. Strikes on the northeastern city of Kharkiv injured 28 people, and two people were injured in strikes on the Black Sea port city of Odesa, he added."

"Zelenskyy said the Russian strikes mainly targeted residential apartment buildings. The Ukrainian cities of Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva and Sumy were also targeted on Thursday, officials said. "We are now experiencing the largest strikes since the start of the full-scale invasion," air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat told Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne."

"Russia has unleased massive strikes across Ukraine for the third day in a row, shortly after fighting had cooled down during a three-day ceasefire marking the end of World War II. Kyiv had offered to extend the ceasefire, which Russia rejected. On Wednesday, Russia launched more than 800 drones at Ukraine, killing at least six people and injuring dozens. It was described as one of their heaviest and longest attacks of the war."

A Russian missile struck a Kyiv apartment block, virtually destroying the nine-story building. At least eight people were killed, including a 12-year-old girl, and more than 30 people were injured. Twenty people remained missing after the attack. Later, the total killed in Kyiv was reported as 10. Across Ukraine, 180 structures were damaged, including 50 residential apartment blocks. Kyiv and other cities faced aerial attacks for a third consecutive day. Kharkiv saw 28 injuries, and Odesa saw two injuries. Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, and Sumy were also targeted. The strikes were described as the largest since the full-scale invasion began, following a ceasefire that Russia rejected to extend.

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