Kyiv (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Russian forces launched its third consecutive overnight air attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, injuring one person and impairing several houses in the region, Kyiv’s regional governor stated.
As reported by Reuters, a 37-year-old individual was injured by shrapnel in his upper body and head, governor Mykola Kalashnyk said.
“The person has been hospitalised,”
Kalashnyk said.
Late on Sunday, in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, Russia’s strike wounded a 54-year-old woman and impaired windows of multi-story and residential facilities, the region’s administration stated.
The strikes came after Ukrainian representatives met with U.S. officials for peace discussions in Saudi Arabia. The United States is pressing for a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia and hopes to achieve a broad ceasefire in the fight by April 20. However, in spite of the efforts for peace, both parties continue to report ongoing strikes. The extent of the overnight assault remains unclear at this time.
How has Russia escalated its attacks on Ukraine?
Both countries deny targeting civilians in the fighting that Russia began with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Kyiv, its vicinity region and the eastern half of Ukraine were under air attack alerts for several hours starting late on Sunday, according to Ukraine Air Force maps.
Earlier in November 2024, Russia carried out its first missile attack on the Ukrainian capital when blasts roared across Kyiv, moving elderly women and small children to take cover in an underground metro station.
Air defences then blocked two incoming cruise missiles, two ballistic missiles and 37 drones across the nation, the Air Force stated. No deaths or major impairment were reported in Kyiv.
“Putin is launching a missile attack on Kyiv right now,”
Andriy Yermak, the head of the president’s office, reported.
The falling debris caused a fire at a warehouse outside Kyiv, injuring a 48-year-old man and destroying a warehouse, the head of the Kyiv region’s administration stated.
