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An overnight Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed one person and wounded three people, the local authorities reported on April 6.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that the body of the victim had been found on the street near the epicenter of an explosion in Kyiv's Darnytskyi District, and that the person was being identified.
Two of the wounded in the Darnytskyi District, located on the capital's southeastern edge, have been hospitalized, Klitschko said.
Ukraine's State Emergency Service said that the attack affected Kyiv's Darnytskyi, Obolonsky, and Solomyansky districts.
A fire broke out at an unspecified non-residential building, and another building was severely damaged, causing three nearby parked cars to catch fire as well, according to the State Emergency Service. It added that the fire was extinguished.
Another fire broke out at a furniture shop and a warehouse building, and a five-story office building sustained "partial destruction" across several floors, the State Emergency Service added. The fire was extinguished at these sites too, according to the report.
A round of explosions occurred in Kyiv around 5:00 a.m. local time on April 6, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground.
Paramedics throughout the city are responding on the scene, Klitschko reported.
Earlier, explosions were heard in Kyiv at around 2:12 a.m., a Kyiv Independent journalist reported.
Poland mobilized its jets and air defenses in response to the massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine, the Polish Armed Forces said in a post on X.
Russian attacks have been ongoing throughout the country overnight. The Air Force earlier mentioned missiles approaching Southern Ukraine at 1:43 a.m.
Russia has regularly targeted civilian infrastructure since the onset of its full-scale war against Ukraine in February 2022.
The U.S. has been in talks with Ukraine and Russia to negotiate an end to Russia's war against Ukraine.
Ukraine has already agreed to a U.S.-proposed full 30-day ceasefire, saying on March 11 that Kyiv is ready if Russia also agrees to the terms. So far, Moscow has refused.
Asami Terajima
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