KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s capital got here beneath one other missile assault early Wednesday, leading to a number of accidents and broken buildings, officers mentioned.
A sequence of loud explosions might be heard in Kyiv at 3 a.m. as town’s air defenses have been activated for the second time this week.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Kitschko mentioned on Telegram that particles from intercepted missiles fell within the japanese Dniprovskyi district, injuring 25 individuals, 13 of whom have been hospitalized. A residential constructing and several other vehicles caught fireplace.
On Monday, a Russian missile assault destroyed a number of houses on the outskirts of Kyiv and left greater than 100 households quickly with out electrical energy.
Wednesday’s assault got here as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington, the place he made an impassioned plea to Congress to approve further assist to struggle Russia’s invasion.
As winter units in and hampers troop actions, permitting little change alongside the entrance line, air bombardment performs a rising position within the warfare.
Cyberattacks are additionally a busy battleground. Ukrainian telecom supplier Kyivstar, which serves greater than 24 million cellular clients throughout the nation, mentioned its providers have been disrupted Tuesday by a “powerful” assault by hackers. It additionally disrupted the air raid warning system in a part of the Kyiv area, in accordance with the top of the Kyiv regional administration, Ruslan Kravchenko.
