Ukrainians injured in heavy Russian missile attacks

Russia on Monday unleashed a powerful wave of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, targeting Kiev, Sumy and Kharkiv.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Monday morning confirmed that two people were injured in the capital Kiev, and the attacks caused damage in several neighbourhoods,

Several fires broke out in western Kiev, damaging houses and vehicles. The windows in a metro station were broken, though the metro is still operating, Klitschko wrote.

Kiev’s military administration said the Russian army sent cruise missiles and drones to attack Kiev, firing the cruise missiles from Saratov, in the Russian Volga region.

The Ukrainian air defense said it shot down some 10 cruise missiles and drones over Kiev.

The military estimates that in all, nine ballistic missiles, 13 cruise missiles and 20 drones were shot down nationwide.

Sumy, on the border with Russia, suffered worse damage than Kiev, with officials saying 18 were injured in Russian missile attacks, including six children.

Five tower blocks and an educational establishment were destroyed, the police added.

Ukrainians injured in heavy Russian missile attacks