Kyiv: At least one person was killed and three others were injured in a Russian airstrike on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, local authorities said on Sunday.
According to Anadolu Agency, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated on Telegram that the body of a man killed in the enemy attack was found in the Darnytskyi district, near the epicenter of the explosion. The man’s identity is being established.
In a previous statement, Klitschko mentioned that the attack caused fires in non-residential buildings in the Darnytskyi, Obolonskyi, and Solomianskyi districts of the capital.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, reported on Telegram that two of the injured individuals were hospitalized.
Ukraine’s Air Force claimed that its air defenses successfully shot down 13 out of 23 various types of missiles and 40 out of 109 attack drones launched by Russia overnight.
The Polish Armed Forces responded to the overnight airstrikes in Ukraine by dispatching fighter jets over its airspace. They also placed ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems at the highest state of readiness.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha commented on X, stating that Russia’s only response to US proposals for a full ceasefire has been to launch more missiles, drones, and bombs against Ukraine and its people. He called for increased pressure on Moscow.