Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital early Sunday, striking at least two residential buildings, the mayor of Kyiv said, as elsewhere Russian troops fought to consolidate their gains in the country's east.
Associated Press journalists in Kyiv saw rescue services battling flames and rescuing civilians. The general prosecutor's office said preliminary information indicated one person was killed and four injured; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said four people were hospitalized with injuries and a 7-year-old girl was pulled alive from the rubble.
Two more explosions were later heard in Kyiv, but their cause and possible casualties were not immediately clear. Senior Biden administration officials said gold is Moscow's second-largest export after energy and that banning imports would make it more difficult for Russia to participate in global markets.A couple embrace as they look at smoke billowing the air from residential buildings following explosions, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 26, 2022.
Haidai confirmed Saturday that Sievierodonetsk had fallen to Russian and separatist fighters, who he said were now trying to blockade Lysychansk from the south.
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