Three dead, including two children, as Russia launches missile attack on civilian targets in Kyiv
Kyiv was targeted in a missile strike overnight, with three people - two of which were children - killed.After a woman was killed watching an aerial attack from her balcony earlier this week, Kyiv authorities urged residents to stay in shelters or other safe locations.
Ukraine's air defences have become increasingly effective at intercepting Russian drones and missiles, but in some cases the resulting debris causes fires and injuries in buildings and on the ground. Preliminary indications were that Kyiv's air defences intercepted all incoming weapons early on Thursday, and that the latest deaths and injuries were caused by falling debris.
On Wednesday, Russian forces carried out three aerial attacks over the south of Kherson region, along with missile and heavy artillery strikes on other parts of the region.
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