Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 4 as Kyiv's allies renew pressure on Moscow

"Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine have killed at least four people and wounded several others, local officials say, as Kyiv's allies push sweeping measures against Moscow as the war nears its four-year mark. Two people were killed in a ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and nine were wounded in the overnight attacks, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city's military administration, said on Saturday."

"In the central-east Dnipropetrovsk region, acting Governor Vladyslav Haivanenko said two people were killed and seven wounded in a Russian attack. He added apartment buildings, private homes, an outbuilding, a shop and at least one vehicle were damaged in the strikes. One of the victims was an emergency worker, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. One rescuer was killed and another wounded as a result of a repeated missile strike on the Petropavlivska community in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the ministry said on social media."

Russian missile and drone attacks killed at least four people and wounded several others across Ukraine, with strikes reported in Kyiv and the central-east Dnipropetrovsk region. Two people were killed and nine wounded in a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, where a blaze erupted in a non-residential building and debris from intercepted missiles damaged windows. In Dnipropetrovsk, two people were killed, seven wounded, and apartment buildings, private homes, an outbuilding, a shop and vehicles were damaged; one victim was an emergency worker and a rescuer was later killed. The Ukrainian Air Force reported nine Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 62 attack drones were fired, with four missiles and 50 drones downed. Russia blamed Ukraine for striking a dam in Belgorod region and warned of increased flood risk.

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