Russia hits Kyiv with ballistic missile: house hit, two injured – photos
Russian forces attacked the city of Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the night of 11-12 February, hitting a house and injuring two people.
Source: Ukraine's Air Force; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration; Kyiv Police on Telegram
Quote from the Air Force: "Ballistic missiles heading towards Kyiv!"
Details: A series of loud explosions was heard in the city shortly after an air-raid warning was issued.
Quote from Klitschko: "The enemy is attacking infrastructure facilities in the capital with ballistic missiles. Stay in shelters!"
Details: Klitschko said, according to early reports, a missile hit a house in the Darnytskyi district. Strikes were reported on non-residential buildings in the Holosiivskyi and Desnianskyi districts. Debris fell near a residential building in the Dniprovskyi district.
Ambulance crews were dispatched to the Desnianskyi and Darnytskyi districts.
Tkachenko said that as of 05:30, two people had been injured.
Update: Klitschko said in the morning that one of those injured had been hospitalised in a critical condition, while the other had received treatment at the scene. The National Police of Ukraine added that they were a man and a woman.
Later, Kyiv City Military Administration reported that a 45-year-old man had suffered blast injuries to his head and limbs, while a 20-year-old woman had a cut on her hand.
"Both have been hospitalised," the administration said.
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