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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 A Russian drone strike killed a teenager in Kyiv during a nighttime barrage on the Ukrainian capital that lasted for hours, local officials said, while three people were reportedly killed in a missile attack on central Ukraine that left at least 20 injured.<\/p>\n
According to Kyiv mayor Vitalii Klitschko, the drone slammed into a 25-storey apartment block Friday night in the city’s west, killing a 15-year-old girl and injuring five others. Ukraine’s Emergency Service said 100 people were evacuated following the strike, which damaged several apartments on the building’s upper floors.<\/p>\n
Serhii Popko, who heads Kyiv’s local military administration, said on Saturday that Russian forces overnight pummeled the city for seven and a half hours. Air raid sirens wailed throughout the night, and Popko said that Ukrainian air defense shot down \u201cup to a dozen\u201d Russian drones.<\/p>\n
Also late on Friday, a Russian missile hit a residential area in the central city of Dnipro, killing a 14-year-old and two adult women, said regional governor Serhii Lysak, adding that at least 20 others were left with injuries, including an 8-year-old and teenagers. He said the attack damaged thirteen apartment buildings, private houses and a medical facility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n