KYIV - Russia unleashed an air strike of 'exceptional' intensity on Kyiv early on Tuesday (May 16), but Ukraine said it shot down all 18 missiles fired at it overnight including six hypersonic missiles. Bright flashes lit up the night sky over Kyiv during the eighth air attack on the capital this month. At least three people were injured in...
A firefighter works at a site of vehicle parking area damaged by remains of Russian missiles, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 16.KYIV - Russia unleashed an air strike of "exceptional" intensity on Kyiv early on Tuesday , but Ukraine said it shot down all 18 missiles fired at it overnight including six hypersonic missiles.
At least three people were injured in Kyiv and at least one building was damaged by debris, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. After a weeks-long hiatus, Russia - which launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 - resumed its tactic of long-range missile strikes in late April. Early on Tuesday, air raid sirens blared across nearly all of Ukraine, and were heard over Kyiv and its region for more than three hours.
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