At least 5 killed, 23 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a massive Russian attack early on Saturday, with explosions heard across the city as air defence systems were activated and the Ukrainian military reported the deployment of missiles.The assault took place two days ahead of a meeting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he is scheduled to hold in the United States with President Donald Trump to work out details of a possible accord to settle the nearly four-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine. According to information, eyewitnesses said air defences were in action in the city and unofficial Telegram channels reported explosions. A military Telegram channel said cruise and ballistic missiles were ​being deployed ‌in the city. 

Russia's mass missile attack injures 5 in Kyiv ahead of upcoming Trump-Zelensky meeting.

A fire was reported in the city’s Holosiivskyi district, while debris fell in the Obolonskyi and Desnianskyi districts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.https://t.co/jfh53u64id

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As per The Kyiv Independent reports, at least five people were killed and 23 others injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day in Chernihiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kharkiv. Russia launched 99 drones and one Iskander ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 73 drones. At least 26 drones and the missile made it through, striking 16 locations, report said.