15 killed, 75 injured in major Russian attack on Ukraine
15 killed, 75 injured in major Russian attack on Ukraine
No fewer than 15 people were killed and 75 others injured in Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine overnight Tuesday, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said in a statement.
The capital Kiev was hit hardest in the attack, where a ballistic missile struck a nine-story apartment building, killing 14 people and injuring 60 others, Interfax-Ukraine news agency cited the minister as saying.
In the southern city of Odessa, one person was killed and 10 others injured.
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Casualties were also reported in the Kiev and Chernihiv regions.
The Interior Ministry said that 27 locations in Kiev, including apartment buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure facilities, were under attack overnight.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the sites of the strikes, the State Service for Emergencies said.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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