{"id":50044,"date":"2025-06-17T02:53:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/at-least-14-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-russian-strike-on-kyiv\/17\/06\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T02:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:53:25","slug":"at-least-14-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-russian-strike-on-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/at-least-14-killed-and-dozens-injured-in-russian-strike-on-kyiv\/17\/06\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 14 killed and dozens injured in Russian strike on Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At least 14 people have been killed and more than forty injured in Russian strikes on the city of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The country&#8217;s interior minister, Igor Klymenko, said Russian drones and missiles targeted 27 locations in the capital overnight into Tuesday, damaging residential buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added that it was one of the largest attacks on the city since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, Russian air defence units intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones overnight, Moscow&#8217;s defence ministry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The &#8220;massive&#8221; bombardment of Kyiv lasted for nine hours, according to Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko. &#8220;Waking up in utter nightmare: people trapped under rubble and full buildings collapsed,&#8221; she wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Klymenko said that rescue teams were still working to free people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An air raid alert remained in effect more than seven hours after it had been proclaimed, the Reuters news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;More strikes by Russian drones on residential buildings in Kyiv,&#8221; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy&#8217;s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, wrote on Telegram. &#8220;Russia is continuing its war on civilians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Kyiv was hit by a barrage of strikes overnight into Tuesday [Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other parts of the country also came under attack. At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured after the southern city of Odesa was targeted by a large-scale drone attack, Klymenko reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There are fears that people may still be trapped underneath the rubble, Ukraine&#8217;s emergency service said on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ukraine and Russia have continued to launch drone attacks in recent weeks, as direct talks between the warring sides failed to secure a ceasefire or significant breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The talks held in Turkey in May resulted in a prisoner swap<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">War has been waging for more than three years since Russia launched its invasion in February 2022. 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