"Large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital overnight have killed at least two people and injured five, including a two-year-old child, according to officials. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Wednesday that Russia launched a wave of drone and missile attacks on the capital. One person was killed and 10 rescued in the Dniprovskiy area after drone debris hit one of the floors of a residential tower."
"The second casualty was reported in the Dnipro district, where a building caught fire, Klitschko said, adding that 10 people were evacuated. In the Pechersky district, the fall of a missile fragment caused a fire. In Darnytsky, drone debris caused another fire in a building, a hangar, and a residential tower. Early on Wednesday, Klitschko said, explosions were reported in at least four districts, shattering glass in residential buildings and causing several fires."
"The attacks come as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been trying to convince his American counterpart, Donald Trump, to provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to allow it to strike deeper into Russian territory and gain leverage in ceasefire talks. While Trump had expressed some openness to the idea on previous occasions, he backtracked from that possibility on Friday during a meeting with Zelenskyy at the White House."
Russian forces launched overnight drone and missile attacks on Kyiv and other regions, killing at least two people and injuring five, including a two-year-old. In Dniprovskiy one person died and ten were rescued after drone debris struck a residential floor; another casualty occurred in the Dnipro district when a building caught fire and ten people were evacuated. Missile fragments and drone debris started fires in Pechersky and Darnytsky and explosions shattered glass across at least four Kyiv districts. Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Odesa regions reported damage to rail, energy and port infrastructure. The strikes coincided with Ukrainian requests for long-range Tomahawk missiles.
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