Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv injures 12
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Twelve people were injured after Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early on July 11, with damage reported in multiple districts of the Ukrainian capital, local officials said.
Russia launched 12 missiles overnight, including six Iskander-M and S-400 ballistic missiles, four Kh-59 and Kh-69 cruise missiles, and two Kh-31 anti-radiation missiles, alongside 121 attack and decoy drones, Ukraine's Air Force said. Air defenses shot down two of the guided missiles and 111 drones, according to the Air Force.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that while Ukrainian air defenses intercepted most of Russia's overnight aerial targets, they were unable to stop the ballistic missiles.
"Most of the targets were shot down by our defenders, but not the ballistic missiles," he said.
Zelensky also urged Ukraine's partners to deliver on air defense commitments made during the NATO summit. "We expect our partners to fulfill the agreements reached on support packages to protect our people," he said. "We need to move as quickly as possible on agreements regarding Patriot licenses and the joint European anti-ballistic project."
The injured include 11-year-old and 10-year-old boys. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said four of the injured were hospitalized, while the others received medical treatment at the scene.
Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground initially reported hearing explosions at around 3:38 a.m. local time.
Air raid sirens were activated in Kyiv at 3:40 a.m. and in Kyiv Oblast at 3:54 a.m., after the initial explosions had already been heard. Local authorities said Russian ballistic missiles struck three districts of the capital.
Klitschko reported damage in the capital's Dniprovskyi district and said Russia was attacking with ballistic missiles. Kyiv Independent journalists heard additional explosions at about 3:55 a.m.
A building was damaged in the Sviatoshynskyi district, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko. He later said a fire had broken out in an office building in the Solomianskyi district.
The attack came two days after Russia launched drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv on July 8, killing four people and injuring 15 others. Russia has repeatedly attacked the capital in recent weeks, including on July 2 and July 6, killing and injuring dozens of people.
