Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv region
- Officials said a nighttime Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least 16 people on Thursday.
- Local authorities said the barrage lasted for hours and explosions were heard across the capital overnight.
- Ukraine's Emergency Service said at least 40 people were wounded, and the air raid alert remained active into the early morning.
- The attack damaged residential buildings in Kyiv, and the report said Russia has intensified ballistic missile strikes on the city in recent months.
Officials said Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight Thursday in an attack that lasted for hours. At least 16 people were killed, according to local authorities.
Ukraine's Emergency Service said at least 40 people were wounded. The air raid alert remained in effect into the early morning hours as explosions were reported across the capital.
The report said recent Russian attacks on Kyiv have increasingly involved ballistic missiles, with Ukraine facing a shortage of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors used to shoot them down. The strike also left residential buildings damaged in the city.
俄罗斯导弹和无人机袭击致乌克兰基辅地区至少16人死亡
官员称，俄罗斯在周四夜间用导弹和无人机袭击了基辅及周边地区，袭击持续数小时。地方当局说，至少16人死亡。
乌克兰紧急服务部门表示，至少40人受伤。随着首都多处传出爆炸声，空袭警报一直持续到清晨。
报道说，俄罗斯近期对基辅的打击越来越多地使用弹道导弹，而乌克兰用于拦截这类导弹的美制“爱国者”防空拦截弹供应紧张。此次袭击还损坏了当地的住宅建筑。