Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least eight
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least eight people on Sunday, according to Ukrainian authorities cited by the Associated Press and AFP. The strikes hit Kyiv and other regions, including Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa. Reports from different officials arrived at different times, so the regional breakdown and total may still be revised.
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Reports from several regions arrived at different times, so the aggregate toll may be revised. The competing accounts of targets do not settle what was intended at each damaged site, while residents face the immediate effects of another aerial attack.
In the capital, Ukrainian officials reported drone damage to buildings and injuries. AFP said homes, a warehouse and a production facility were among damaged sites around Kyiv. Officials also reported casualties farther north and south. Russia's defence ministry said it struck data centres that it claimed were supplying Ukraine's armed forces; the Ukrainian accounts described harm to civilian areas. Those competing claims do not establish the intended target of every strike.
The attacks came while diplomats at the UN General Assembly were discussing the war. A meeting between the Russian and German foreign ministers produced no sign of a ceasefire, according to AP. For residents of the cities hit, the immediate concern remains further aerial attacks and the condition of damaged infrastructure. The toll in this article reflects reports available through early Monday in Europe.
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