Russian strikes in Kyiv region kill 14, damage warehouses, responders say

(Reuters)

Aug 5 – Russian strikes around Ukraine’s capital of ​Kyiv killed fourteen people, injured 27 and damaged warehouses overnight, emergency service officials said on ‌the Telegram messaging app.

Air raid alerts lasted for more than an hour across the capital of 3 million, where the military administration said seven sites were pummelled in an assault that began after midnight.

Authorities said one person died, 24 were injured ​and buildings were damaged in several areas of Kyiv.

“There may still be people under the rubble,” ​Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram after rescuers pulled two people from the ruins ⁠of a warehouse near the city centre that was destroyed in the attack.

“Search and rescue operations are ​proceeding.”

An ambulance driver was among the 24 injured, four of them still in critical condition, he added.

On Wednesday, ​the Russian defence ministry said it had hit logistics hubs and supply centres in Kyiv and surrounding areas, accusing them of being used for military purposes.

In its morning report, the Ukrainian air force said Russian military fired four Zircon and 24 Iskander-M 400 missiles ​and 115 drones overnight, with Ukrainian air defences destroying or suppressing 98 drones, but no missiles.