Intense Airstrikes Hit Ukraine's Capital; Bus Explosion Reported in Russian-Occupied Territory

Russia and Ukraine exchanged fierce airstrikes on the 26th local time, resulting in dozens of deaths on both sides.

AP and AFP news agencies reported, citing officials, that dozens of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones) launched by Russian forces rained down on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and surrounding areas overnight, leaving at least 16 dead and dozens injured.

Air raid sirens echoed across downtown Kyiv until early that morning, prompting a total of 38,000 people, including 2,000 children, to evacuate into subway stations.

Ukrainian officials explained that the Russian military's latest attack deployed cruise missiles and jet-propelled drones, as well as ballistic missiles.

In recent months, Russia has intensified its ballistic missile attacks, targeting the depletion of Ukraine's Patriot air defense interceptor missile stockpiles.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that it struck an industrial complex in Kyiv that manufactures components for Flamingo cruise missiles.

It also claimed that drone storage facilities, ammunition depots, and logistics centers were targets of the airstrikes.

That day, the Ukrainian military announced that it launched a renewed airstrike on an oil terminal in Nizhnekamsk, in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, sparking a fire.

Refinery facilities in this area have recently become the target of intensive airstrikes.

In Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, which is occupied and controlled by Russia, local authorities reported that a bus was hit by a Ukrainian military attack, resulting in 9 deaths out of the 15 people on board.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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