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Russia Launches Bombing On Kyiv Following Missile Strikes In Southern Ukraine

Ukraine President Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Sunday that the attacks demonstrated to the world that Russia would “continue to fight and kill” despite international diplomatic efforts.

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At least one person has been killed and several others injured in Russian airstrikes on Kyiv and southern Ukraine, following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's criticism of the United States for its weak response to the attack on his hometown, which claimed 19 lives, including nine children.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the early Sunday airstrikes on the capital caused fires in nonresidential buildings across three districts, resulting in one death and leaving three others wounded, according to Al-Jazeera.

Later, it emerged that a ballistic missile had damaged buildings housing “the editorial offices of Ukraine라이브 바카라 State Foreign Broadcasting Enterprise”, according to the Freedom television channel, which reported that its own newsroom had been destroyed.

Separately, Vitaliy Kim, governor of the southern Mykolaiv region, said Russia launched a missile attack at about 10pm (19:00 GMT) on Saturday, damaging several houses and injuring four people.

Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Sunday that the attacks demonstrated to the world that Russia would “continue to fight and kill” despite international diplomatic efforts. “Therefore, there can be no easing of pressure,” he said.

The entire country was under air alert from 02:00 GMT after the country라이브 바카라 air force warned of an attack, including on regions bordering Poland, forcing the NATO member to scramble aircraft to ensure air safety.

Poland라이브 바카라 military said it and allied forces had taken to the skies “due to the intensive activity of long-range aviation of the Russian Federation” across the border in western Ukraine, with ground-based air defence systems on high alert.

“The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the areas bordering the threatened areas.”

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