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At least one person has been killed and another 50 injured, including six children, in Russia's mass attack on Kyiv overnight on April 24, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
A round of explosions occurred in Kyiv around 1:00 a.m. local time on April 24, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground.
Russia fired attack drones, as well as guided and ballistic missiles on the Ukrainian capital, the Kyiv City Military Administration said.
At least 35 people have been hospitalized, Klitschko said, adding that a rescue operation is ongoing to retrieve victims stuck under rubble.
Klitschko added that six children as well as a pregnant woman were among the injured.
Fires have been reported in residential buildings, Kyiv City Military Administration chief Tymur Tkachenko said, adding that cars and commercial buildings have been impacted as well. Fallen debris has been found around the city, Tkachenko said, who described the attack as "Russian peace in all its glory."
The Shevchenkivskyi, Holosiivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi neighbourhoods of Kyiv were directly impacted by the attack.
The full extent of the damage caused was not immediately clear. Klitschko said 15 of the injured victims received medical assistance on site.
Paramedics throughout the city are responding on the scene.
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.
Natalia Yermak
