Russian drone and missile barrage kills at least 12 in Ukraine’s Kyiv

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At least 12 people have been killed and 21 wounded in a wave of Russian air attacks on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the surrounding region, authorities said.

“Kyiv region came under a massive attack by Russian missiles and strike drones tonight,” Kyiv regional military administration chief Tymur Tkachenko said on Telegram on Tuesday.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced “Russian terror” and said an Indian citizen was among the dead, calling on allies to boost Ukraine’s air defences.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least eight people were killed and five others, including two children, were injured during the overnight drone and missile attacks on the city.

Another four people were killed in the Kyiv region, Ukrainian prosecutors announced, saying a residential building was damaged in the suburb of Boryspil.

Zelenskyy said 50 people were evacuated from the building in Boryspil.

“Russia always plans its strikes specifically to cause as much destruction to people’s lives as possible, and it succeeds only when air defence capabilities are insufficient,” he said on social media.