Russian strikes kill three, including child, as drones and missiles hit Kyiv

A 12-year-old boy and a woman are killed in a renewed wave of overnight strikes on the Ukrainian capital, marking an escalation in the long-running bombardment. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Russian strikes kill three, including child, as drones and missiles hit Kyiv

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Russian forces launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight, killing three people including a 12-year-old child in the capital, Kyiv, officials confirmed on Thursday. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the boy and a 35-year-old woman died in the strikes, which triggered widespread air raid sirens across the city and represented a sharp intensification of aerial assaults following months of relentless, near-daily bombardments. The overnight barrage underscores the persistent and deadly threat to civilian populations far from the front lines. While air alerts in Kyiv have become a grim routine, the successful penetration of the city's air defenses and the resulting fatalities highlight the challenges in protecting urban centers from evolving missile and drone tactics. The attacks come amid a broader Russian campaign targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure and residential areas, aiming to degrade morale and logistical support. Mayor Klitschko's somber announcement provided a stark, human dimension to the statistical toll of the war. The death of a child in such attacks consistently draws international condemnation and underscores accusations that Russian military operations frequently violate international humanitarian law, which mandates the protection of non-combatants. Rescue and emergency services worked through the night responding to impacts across the city, with preliminary reports indicating damage to residential buildings. This latest wave of strikes fits into a pattern of escalated aerial offensives observed in recent weeks, following a period where Ukrainian air defenses had reported higher interception rates. Military analysts suggest Russia may be testing Ukrainian defenses with complex, multi-vector attacks or exploiting gaps in air cover following the depletion of Western-provided interceptor missiles. The sustained pressure aims to exhaust both military resources and the civilian psyche, a tactic employed throughout the conflict. The broader strategic context involves ongoing ground battles in eastern and southern Ukraine, where Russian forces are attempting to make incremental gains. The aerial bombardment of Kyiv, the...

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