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Three people were killed and three others injured in an attack on the Ukrainian capital of kyiv on Saturday, officials said, in what Russia said was retaliation for Ukraine’s use of U.S.-made ATACMS missiles.
The deaths and injuries occurred in the central Shevchenkivskyi district, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the kyiv city military administration.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X that residential buildings, a metro station, businesses and other civilian infrastructure were damaged in the strike.
“Everyone who helps the Russian state in this war must be put under such pressure that it is no less visible than these strikes,” Zelensky said. “We can only do this in union with the whole world. »
Kyiv is regularly the target of conflict, but deadly attacks are rare. The attack comes as the war reaches a critical point, with both sides seeking to gain an advantage before Donald Trump’s inauguration for a second term as president of the United States.
Videos from the scene, verified and geotagged by CNN, show a large crater in the middle of the road next to the metro station. The station itself is also damaged.
The attack on kyiv was carried out in response to Ukrainian forces using US-made ATACMS missiles in Russia’s Belgorod region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The strike targeted “facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial sector,” the Defense Ministry wrote, adding that “the objectives of the strike were achieved and all objects were hit.”
A total of 39 drones and four missiles were launched by Russia at Ukraine between Friday evening and Saturday morning, the Ukrainian Air Force command wrote on Telegram.
Also on Saturday, ten people were injured following missile strikes in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, and two more people were missing, said in a Telegram message from Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration.
Two of the injured were treated at the scene while the others were hospitalized. A 48-year-old woman is in serious condition, Fedorov added.