Eighteen people, including children, were injured in Russian airstrikes targeting the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the cities of Odesa and Zaporizhzhia on Thursday, according to Ukrainian authorities on Telegram. The attacks damaged residential buildings and sparked a fire at an industrial facility. Kyiv authorities said 12 people were injured, including two children.
Strike damage and casualties in Odesa and Zaporizhzhia
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said debris fell on residential buildings, warehouses and the area around a petrol station. In the Black Sea coastal city of Odesa, authorities said three people, including a child, were injured after a 19-storey residential building was hit. Three people were also injured in Zaporizhzhia in the southeast, where a missile strike caused a fire inside an industrial facility.
The strikes came as Russia resumed its ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine after a pause lasting several nights. Kyiv was shelled early Thursday morning, while media reports said water supplies were cut in some areas on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River.
Ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine resume
Military-linked Telegram channels said up to six modified Zircon anti-ship missiles had been launched towards Kyiv. Ukraine's air force also said Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia had come under ballistic missile attacks. Meanwhile, Ukrainian combat drones targeted sites inside Russia, according to reports published by Telegram channels.
The targets included the southern Russian city of Rostov and Yaroslavl, northeast of Moscow, while Russia's aviation authority imposed temporary restrictions on operations at several airports.
