Global Courant
Kyiv, Ukraine –
Russian forces began a new aerial bombardment of Kiev on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding others, authorities said.
After a reported 17 attacks on the Ukrainian capital in May, mostly using drones, Russian forces attacked the capital in the early morning, damaging apartment buildings and a medical clinic. Two of the dead were children, city officials said.
The number of injuries fluctuated in preliminary reports, but casualties were still the most of any attack in the past month.
After a woman was killed in an airstrike from her balcony earlier this week, Kiev authorities urged residents to stay in bomb shelters or other safe locations.
Ukraine’s air defenses have become increasingly effective at intercepting Russian drones and missiles, but in some cases the resulting debris causes fires and injuries in buildings and on the ground. Preliminary indications were that Kyiv’s air defenses intercepted all incoming weapons early Thursday and that the latest deaths and injuries were caused by falling debris.
On Wednesday, Russian forces carried out three airstrikes over southern Kherson region, along with rocket and heavy artillery strikes on other parts of the region.
