Russian missiles strike Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, for third time in a week

DEVELOPING STORY, The attacks have triggered fires in two districts of Kyiv, according to the city’s mayor.Russian missile attacks have struck Kyiv in the third large-scale assault on the Ukrainian capital in less than a week.Early on Wednesday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a statement on Telegram that the Russian strikes had triggered fires in two districts of the city.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How conflict minerals fuel war in eastern DR Congo amid US sanctionslist 2 of 3Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 20 on eve of NATO summit, authorities saylist 3 of 3Large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine before NATO summitend of listSo far, two people have been injured, with one requiring treatment in hospital.Earlier, on Tuesday, a Russian missile strike hit the southern port of Odesa injuring ten people, regional governor Oleh Kiper said. Eight were being treated in hospital.Moscow also launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv on Monday, killing at least 14 people and damaging at least a dozen buildings.Both Russia and Ukraine have recently expanded their use of long-range weapons, including missiles, marking a new front in Moscow’s four-year war.Ukraine has focused its attacks on Russian energy facilities to weaken its war efforts.Ukraine said on Tuesday that its drones attacked a dozen tankers from Russia’s “shadow fleet” over the past two days that were delivering fuel to Moscow-occupied Crimea. Kyiv’s military said they had struck eight vessels subject to sanctions in the Sea of Azov, each with a deadweight of about 7,000 metric tonnes. Two more tankers were hit later in the day.The Sea of Azov is a key supply route for Russian forces in Crimea and other occupied parts of southern Ukraine.Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 – in a move that has been unrecognised internationally – eight years before launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.