Kyiv strike kills nine, wounds 28, officials say

Key points

• Russian ballistic-missile strikes killed nine people and wounded 28 in Kyiv, including four children, Ukraine’s state emergency service said.
• The attack hit five Kyiv areas, damaging homes, vehicles and a five-storey residential building, while fires and rubble prompted rescue operations.
• Authorities reported seven deaths and 14 injuries in Darnytsky district, and two deaths and eight injuries in Solomiansky district.
• Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces conducted a large strike in the Kyiv region against military-industrial and logistics sites.