At least five injured in ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian capital-Xinhua

At least five injured in ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian capital

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-03-25 20:24:30

Rescuers work among the rubble after a missile attack in Pecherskyi district, Kiev, Ukraine, March 25, 2024. At least five people were injured as Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles on Monday, Ukrainian authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)

KIEV, March 25 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were injured as Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles on Monday, Ukrainian authorities said.

The Russian forces fired two ballistic missiles at Kiev from Crimea at about 10:30 a.m. local time (0830 GMT), Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk said in a post on Telegram.

He further said both missiles were shot down by the air defense.

Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the debris from the destroyed missiles damaged a three-storey non-residential building in the central Pecherskyi district.

Two out of five injured in the attack were hospitalized, Klitschko said in a statement.

Damaged vehicles are seen after a missile attack in Pecherskyi district, Kiev, Ukraine, March 25, 2024. At least five people were injured as Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles on Monday, Ukrainian authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)

Rescuers work among the rubble after a missile attack in Pecherskyi district, Kiev, Ukraine, March 25, 2024. At least five people were injured as Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles on Monday, Ukrainian authorities said. (Photo by Roman Petushkov/Xinhua)