Russian missile attack kills three in Ukraine’s Kyiv

What the report says

A Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killed at least three people and injured 15 others, according to the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, as reported by Al Jazeera and Reuters. The attack hit early Saturday and was followed by more than a dozen explosions heard across the city. Emergency crews were still working at the scene as rescue efforts continued.

Klitschko said residents were trapped in damaged buildings in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi and Solomyanskyi districts. The injured included two boys, ages 13 and 17, and all 15 were taken to hospital, with one person reported in serious condition. Fires and damage were also reported in other parts of the capital, including warehouses burning in Darnytskyi and debris falling on buildings in Holosiivskyi.

The report said Russia has increased attacks on Kyiv in recent months, taking advantage of Ukraine’s limited air defenses against ballistic missiles. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been seeking more support from allies and has been discussing with the United States the possibility of a licence to produce Patriot interceptor missiles.

The article also noted that Ukraine has suffered a series of deadly Russian air strikes this week, including attacks elsewhere in the country that killed eight people earlier in the week. More broadly, the strike underscores the continuing risk to civilians in Kyiv and the strain on Ukraine’s air defense system amid the wider war.