NewzKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least 15 people and wounded 42 others overnight into Wednesday, Ukraine's state emergency service said. Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, authorities said Wednesday. Kyiv was unable to shoot down any of the missiles launched by Russia, whose intensifying attacks have prompted Kyiv to plead for more US-made Patriot interceptors.
Russia has significantly upped its attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, typically firing salvoes of hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles in short blitzes that rock... Russian strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least 17 people and wounded 44 more overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday. In recent weeks, both sides have increased long-range attacks, with Russia more than doubling its use of missiles in July.
On Tuesday, at least five were killed and 10 others wounded in the Moscow region. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. At least one person has been killed after a Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Wednesday morning.
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