Russian strikes kill at least six in Kyiv

Moscow says it has captured key town

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Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least six people, officials said yesterday, as Moscow claimed the capture of a town that had been a key stronghold for the Ukrainian army in the east of the country.

Drones and missile strikes hit at least 27 locations in Kyiv in the early hours, city officials said.

“As of now, the services have confirmed six deaths,’ including a six-year-old boy, Tymur Tkachenko, head ofthe city’s military administration, said ina post on Telegram.

“We have 52 wounded people, almost 30 are in hospitals. Including nine children,’ he wrote.

“It's a horrible morning in Kyiv. The brutal Russian strikes destroyed entire residential buildings and damaged schools and hospitals. Civilians are injured and killed. There are still people under the rubble)” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga wrote on X,