Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv kills 12-year-old child, wounds 10

A 12-year-old child is killed and at least ten others wounded as Russian missiles strike residential districts of the Ukrainian capital. | Contesto: cronaca

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A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early Thursday morning killed a 12-year-old child and wounded at least ten other people, according to city officials. The strikes, which targeted the Podilskyi and Obolonskyi districts, ignited fires and caused significant damage to residential apartment buildings, marking another deadly assault on the city's civilian infrastructure. Emergency services worked for hours to extinguish the resulting blazes and search for survivors in the rubble of damaged structures. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the child's death and the casualty figures, stating that the wounded included several adults. The attack, part of a renewed wave of long-range strikes across Ukraine, shattered the relative calm that had settled over the capital in recent weeks, sending residents once again into shelters. The targeting of the Podilskyi and Obolonskyi districts, both densely populated residential areas on the left bank of the Dnipro River, underscores the ongoing threat to civilian life far from the front lines. These neighborhoods, home to families, businesses, and schools, have been hit repeatedly throughout the conflict. The latest assault caused widespread panic, with the sound of explosions and subsequent air raid sirens awakening the city before dawn. This strike is part of a broader Russian offensive targeting Ukraine's energy grid and urban centers, an effort to break civilian morale as Kyiv's forces struggle with shortages of critical air defense munitions. Military analysts note that such attacks often employ a mix of ballistic and cruise missiles, along with Iranian-designed drones, designed to overwhelm and penetrate Ukrainian air defenses. The success of this particular strike in causing casualties will likely raise further questions about gaps in the protective shield over the capital. The death of the child immediately drew condemnation from Ukrainian leadership and international observers. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his nightly address, called the attack "a deliberate act of terror" against ordinary people. United Nations officials have repeatedly documented that the vast majority of casualties in this...

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