{"id":855,"date":"2023-09-21T07:43:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T06:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/?p=855"},"modified":"2023-09-21T07:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T06:43:33","slug":"russia-starts-air-strikes-on-kyiv-and-other-parts-of-ukraine-injured-18-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/21\/russia-starts-air-strikes-on-kyiv-and-other-parts-of-ukraine-injured-18-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia starts air strikes on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, injured\u00a018 people."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By &#8211; Prakarsh Kastwar <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia launched an air strike on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, injuring at least 18 people and damaging infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia launched a huge air attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other locations on Thursday, hurting at least 18 people and damaging infrastructure across the country, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blasts were heard in Kyiv and the surrounding area following an air raid alert, according to Reuters witnesses. Authorities reported dispatching rescue crews to various places throughout the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said persons were injured in Kyiv and Cherkasy areas, as well as in the eastern city of Kharkiv, during the early-morning attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a tense morning. Explosions were heard across Ukraine,&#8221; he stated on the Telegram messaging service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said seven people were hurt, including a nine-year-old child. Missile debris fell in the city center, causing damage to an infrastructure facility and many non-residential structures, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Klymenko, a hotel and several shopping kiosks were damaged in Cherkasy, Ukraine, and seven people were hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tag_reuters.com2023_newsml_LYNXMPEJ8K04M_12023-09-21T050902Z_1_LYNXMPEJ8K04M_RTROPTP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ATTACK-KYIV.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-857\" width=\"840\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tag_reuters.com2023_newsml_LYNXMPEJ8K04M_12023-09-21T050902Z_1_LYNXMPEJ8K04M_RTROPTP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ATTACK-KYIV.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tag_reuters.com2023_newsml_LYNXMPEJ8K04M_12023-09-21T050902Z_1_LYNXMPEJ8K04M_RTROPTP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ATTACK-KYIV-300x197.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The emergency services shared a video on Telegram of rescuers carrying an injured guy on a stretcher while a fire burns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blasts were reported in Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskiy, Rivne, Vinnytsia, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, according to the interior ministry and regional officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lviv regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi said three Russian missiles struck the western city of Drohobych, approximately 60 kilometers from the Polish border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Kozytskiy, an infrastructure complex and warehouses were targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate nocturnal strike, Russian shelling of a dormitory in the southern city of Kherson killed two people, according to governor Oleksandr Prokudin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By &#8211; Prakarsh Kastwar Russia launched an air strike on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, injuring at least 18 people and damaging infrastructure. 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