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| Russian daytime missile barrage on Ukraine ‐ including Kyiv children's hospital ‐ leaves at least 20 dead |
| 2024-07-08 |
| [NY Post] Russia launched a barrage of missiles on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities in a rare daytime attack on Monday, killing at least 20 people across the country and hitting a key children’s hospital, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Russian forces fired more than 40 missiles targeting different cities and damaging infrastructure, commercial and residential buildings in different Ukrainian cities. Kyiv city authorities said seven people were killed and at least 25 were wounded in the strike on the capital. In Kryviy Rih, the native city of Zelensky, 10 people were killed and 31 were injured, said Mayor Oleksandr Vilkul. Another three people died in Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine when missiles hit an industrial facility, said Donestk regional governor. "All services are involved to save as many people as possible," Zelensky said on the Telegram messaging app. "And the whole world should use all its determination to finally put an end to the Russian strikes." Russia has repeatedly denied targeting civilians. The major attack on Ukraine came as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss a potential Ukraine peace deal, paying an unexpected visit to Beijing. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the attack on the capital was one of the heaviest since the start of Russia’s invasion in Feb. 2022. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #6 Word is filtering out that due to warnings of incoming missiles the children were sheltered in the basement just prior to the strike and were not among the casualties. |
| Posted by: Whavick Scourge of the Apes9857 2024-07-08 23:51 |
| #5 ^Lets look at the record. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-07-08 23:18 |
| #4 Who do you believe, me or your lying eyes? Since I wasn't there to see it myself I'll say neither. But I think we all know the first thing to get defenestrated when the shooting starts. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-07-08 20:24 |
| #3 Who do you believe, me or your lying eyes? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2024-07-08 18:32 |
| #2 [RT]‘Untrue’: Russia slams Ukrainian claim of attack on civilian targets |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-07-08 13:27 |
| #1 Moment Russian hypersonic missile slams into children's hospital during 'genocidal' strikes on Ukraine that have left dozens dead |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-07-08 12:11 |