Russian attacks on Ukraine kills three, including a 12-year-old child

A 12-year-old child is among three killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv's residential districts, as the capital endures renewed aerial bombardment. | Contesto: cronaca

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Russian missile and drone attacks struck Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on Tuesday, killing three people including a 12-year-old child and causing significant damage to residential buildings in two northern districts. Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the strikes hit the Podilskyi and Obolonskyi areas, sparking fires and leaving a trail of shattered apartments and debris. Emergency services worked through the morning to extinguish the blazes and search for survivors in the wreckage. The assault, part of a renewed wave of long-range strikes targeting Ukrainian cities, underscores the persistent threat to civilian areas far from the front lines. The attack on Obolonskyi, a district known for its mix of Soviet-era and modern apartment blocks, resulted in the tragic death of the child and another adult at the scene. In Podilskyi, a historic neighborhood on the Dnipro River's west bank, another person was killed. The strikes inflicted severe structural damage on multiple residential high-rises, with images from the sites showing gaping holes torn into building facades and balconies sheared off by the impact. Mayor Klitschko, in a series of public statements, detailed the immediate aftermath, noting that several other residents were injured and receiving medical treatment. The city's air raid sirens sounded in the early hours, a now-familiar warning for residents who have endured such bombardments for over two years. Ukraine's air force reported intercepting a significant number of the incoming missiles and drones, but the weapons that penetrated the defenses caused lethal consequences. The attacks highlight the limitations of Ukraine's Western-supplied air defense systems, which, while often effective, cannot provide a complete shield against coordinated barrages. This latest bombardment fits a pattern of Russian military strategy aimed at degrading Ukrainian morale and crippling civilian infrastructure. Throughout the conflict, Moscow has repeatedly targeted energy grids, residential buildings, and city centers, tactics widely condemned by international bodies as violations of the laws of war. The killing of a child is likely to intensify this criticism, drawing fresh...

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