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Russia in the evening 26 October launched a ballistic strike against Kyiv. The impact area included territory of one of the universities, a park, and an area near a metro station and residential buildings. There are reports of dead and injured.
This was reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
What are the consequences of the Russian strike?
According to him, the Russian missiles hit the university campus area and nearby, as well as the Kyoto Park area. Near the impact sites are a metro station and residential buildings.
He emphasized that the strikes hit crowded places where there are no military facilities. At present, the exact number of affected people is unknown. At the same time, the president confirmed that there are dead and wounded as a result of the attack.
There is also information about people who may be under the rubble. Rescue operations continue at the impact sites. All relevant services are working to eliminate the consequences of the attack and to rescue people.
In addition to what was mentioned above, Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the threat of repeat strikes remains. In the context of the shelling, he also urged partners not to delay supplying air defense means to Ukraine.
Consequences of the Russian strike on Kyiv: watch the video
And it is in such conditions, when the threat is constant, when strikes — at any moment and simply on cities and villages — that artificial delays in Ukraine's air defense help terror. It is important that political agreements are promptly implemented at the level of command.
— he wrote.
He noted that Ukraine needs means that would allow destroying the launchers of Russian ballistic missiles. At the same time, the Ukrainian president also emphasized that Russia does not show readiness to stop the war.
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