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Russia launches massive attack on Kyiv - as Poland scrambles jets and closes airspace
Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital this morning, killing four people and injuring about 10, Kyiv's military administration has said.
A 12-year-old girl is believed to be among the dead but that is yet to be officially confirmed, Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app. Poland closed the airspace near two of its southeastern cities, Lublin and Rzeszow, as its air force scrambled jets in response to Russia's attack on Kyiv.
Drones flew over Kyiv and anti-aircraft fire rang out through the night in what independent monitors said was one of the biggest strikes on the city since the Ukraine war began in February 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched around 500 drones and over 40 missiles in the overnight attack on Ukraine.
"Moscow wants to continue fighting and killing and deserves only the harshest pressure from the world," Mr Zelenskyy said on the Telegram app. The attack, which started at around 6am local time (4am UK time), also saw several other regions hit, with at least 16 people, including three children, injured in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, authorities said.
Some residents in Kyiv fled to metro stations deep underground for safety as the attack continued. Poland closed its airspace near the two cities due to "unplanned military activity related to ensuring state security.
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