Ukraine said at least four people were killed in Kyiv after Russian forces carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the capital and across the country.
Three others were wounded in central Kyiv, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration, said on Telegram.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the entrance to a major subway station and a water-supply pipeline were been damaged. A McDonald's fast food restaurant was also struck.
In the early hours of the morning, the enemy launched a ballistic strike on the center of Kyiv. The area was affected by falling debris. Three people are confirmed dead, and three others were wounded. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Residential buildings, a metro… pic.twitter.com/pCw8boyj4V
January 18, 2025The strikes, two days ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as US president, follow deadly attacks this week on the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih — home town of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy — and the bombardment of western Ukrainian regions. Those strikes triggered nationwide preventive power cuts and prompted neighboring Poland to scramble military jets.
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Two out of four ballistic missiles and 24 of 39 drones were shot down across the country overnight, according to Ukrainian air defence forces. At least 10 people were wounded in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram.
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