Russian attacks in various Ukrainian regions injure 14

ISTANBUL 

At least 14 people were injured on Monday in Russian attacks throughout various regions of Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv.

Serhiy Popko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said in a statement on Telegram that a drone strike in the capital injured five people, and damaged more than 10 cars.

Popko said that falling debris also damaged the windows and facades of residential buildings, notably in the Sviatoshynskyi district in Kyiv.

“Information on destruction and victims in all areas of the city is being clarified,” Popko further said.

Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synyehubov said separately on Telegram that Russia carried out attacks in the populated areas of the Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Chuhuiv and Izium districts.

“According to the updated information of the Regional Emergency Medical Assistance Center, seven civilians were injured. Four of them had minor injuries and did not require hospitalization. Three people received moderate injuries and were hospitalized,” Synyehubov said.

Elsewhere, Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram that two residents of Donetsk were injured in the settlements of Shcherbynivka and Katerynivka.

Ukraine’s Operational Command South also announced on Facebook that a missile attack was launched on the port city of Odesa.

“Kh-22 missiles were directed at a warehouse of a food enterprise and at a recreation area on the Black Sea coast,” the statement said, adding that rescue services are working to extinguish fires and that information on possible victims is being clarified.

The Russia-Ukraine war, now in its 14th month, has killed 8,709 civilians and wounded 14,666, according to the latest UN figures.

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