Three people were killed and three others were injured in an attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, this Saturday (18), according to authorities. According to Russia, the action was in retaliation for Ukraine’s use of American-made ATACMS missiles.
The attacks hit the central Shevchenkivskyi district, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kiev’s military administration.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in X that residential buildings, a metro station, businesses and other civilian infrastructure were damaged in the attack.
“All those who help the Russian state in this war must be under so much pressure that it is no less noticeable than these attacks,” Zelensky said. “We can only do this in unity with the entire world.”
Kiev has regularly been the target of conflict, but deadly attacks are rare. Saturday’s action comes as the war reaches a critical point, with both sides seeking to gain an advantage before Donald Trump’s inauguration for a second term as president of the United States.
Videos of the scene, verified and geolocated by CNN show a large crater in the middle of the street, next to the metro station. The station itself was also damaged.
The attack on Kiev was carried out in response to Ukrainian forces using American-made ATACMS missiles in Russia’s Belgorod region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The attack targeted “installations of the Ukrainian military-industrial sector”, the ministry wrote, adding that “the targets of the attack and all objects were hit”.
A total of 39 drones and four missiles were launched by Russia in Ukraine from Friday night until Saturday morning, the Ukrainian Air Force Command reported.
Also on Saturday, ten people were injured after missile attacks in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, with two more missing, according to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration.
Two of the injured were treated at the scene, while the others were hospitalized. A 48-year-old woman is in serious condition, Fedorov added.
This content was originally published in Russian attack hits subway station and leaves three dead in Kiev on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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