One person was killed and 10 others were injured in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital overnight from Friday to Saturday, reported Xinhua, quoting local official.
The attack sparked fires in several areas, shattered windows in residential buildings, and damaged a kindergarten in the eastern part of the city, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kiev City Military Administration, said on social media.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the city was targeted by ballistic missiles.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 62 drones and nine missiles during the overnight assault on Ukraine. Air defense units shot down 50 drones and four missiles.
The strikes marked the second massive attack on the Ukrainian capital in less than a week.
On Friday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain is speeding up its program to supply more than 5,000 lightweight multirole missiles to Ukraine to bolster the country's air defense during the winter.
Meanwhile, a dam on a local reservoir in Russia's Belgorod was damaged in a strike by the Ukrainian armed forces, a local official said Saturday.
"We understand that the enemy may attempt another strike to destroy the dam. If this occurs, there will be a risk of flooding the river floodplain from the Kharkiv region and several streets in our settlements, where approximately 1,000 residents live," Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on social media.
He noted that due to the threat of flooding, the regional government "is beginning to offer temporary shelter in Belgorod to residents who face flood risks and have no other alternatives."
On Friday, Gladkov said that Belgorod had been attacked by 47 drones, 35 of which were shot down and neutralized. Nine civilians were injured, including a 12-year-old boy.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
