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Overnight missile strikes kill nine in Kyiv, officials say

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  • At least nine people were killed and 23 injured after overnight ballistic-missile strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.
  • Several homes and a five-storey residential building were damaged, with vehicles and warehouses also catching fire, officials said.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia fired 35 missiles and 185 attack drones, while only one ballistic missile was intercepted.
  • Zelenskyy attributed the deaths to a shortage of Patriot air-defense interceptors and said 18 residential buildings, a school and the Lithuanian Embassy were damaged.

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Ukraine reported at least nine deaths and 23 injuries after overnight ballistic-missile strikes on Kyiv; Zelenskyy said interceptor shortages contributed to the casualties.

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Kyiv authorities reported at least nine deaths and more than 30 injuries after overnight Russian strikes, while rescue and cleanup operations continued.

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