Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital killed at least four people and wounded more than a dozen others, local officials said on Saturday, after Kyiv’s mayor warned of a ballistic missile attack.It comes after the United Nations found June was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022.Russia has stepped up long-range strikes on the capital in recent months, while Ukraine is chronically short of air defences capable of downing ballistic missiles, which travel at several times the speed of sound.
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4 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Zelensky pushes Trump for Patriot missiles
Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital on Saturday resulted in at least four deaths and over a dozen injuries, according to local officials. This occurred after Kyiv's mayor had warned of a ballistic missile attack.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-01 · 02:29 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital on Saturday resulted in at least four deaths and over a dozen injuries, according to local officials. This occurred after Kyiv's mayor had warned of a ballistic missile attack. The strikes follow a United Nations report indicating June was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022. Russia has intensified long-range attacks on Kyiv recently. Ukraine faces a significant shortage of air defense systems capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, which travel at high speeds.
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June was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022.
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Russia has stepped up long-range strikes on the capital in recent months.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital killed at least four people and wounded more than a dozen others.
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Ukraine is chronically short of air defences capable of downing ballistic missiles.
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