Russia has launched a wave of missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, wounding at least 13 people and damaging several buildings, according to local officials. The attack on Thursday, the first mass strike in 44 days, targeted the city with ballistic and cruise missiles, said Serhiy Popko, the head of the city’s military administration. Reporting from Kyiv, Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride said the authorities believe about 31 missiles in total were launched by the Russians, and two of them were said to have been Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: […]
Russian army admits situation in Southern Ukraine’s Kherson region is ‘very difficult’ and ‘tense’. Ukrainian forces pushing Russian forces out in a counteroffensive to retake occupied Kherson area. Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian troops along the Dnipro River, threatening to trap them. Russia is struggling to keep regions it claimed last month as Ukrainian forces stage a push back. Kherson is one of the first regions to fall to Russia since it began its invasion on February 24. Russia has attacked Ukraine’s capital and several other cities, targeting critical infrastructure. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check […]
The US says it will hold Russia accountable for ‘war crimes’ after it hit Ukraine’s capital with drones. At least four people were killed and 16 injured in attacks during morning rush hour that sent people running for cover. One drone struck a residential building in downtown Kyiv. The air raids were carried out exactly a week after Russia bombarded the capital and other Ukrainian cities with missiles in its most widespread attacks against the country in months. Al Jazeera’s @Mohammed Jamjoom reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish […]
