Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills 1, injures 4
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia launched a missile attack against Kyiv on the morning of Feb. 12, killing one person and injuring four others, including a child.
Various officials reported that fires had broken out in different neighborhoods of the city.
At least one person was killed and four others injured, including a 9-year-old girl, in the Obolon district of the city after a Russian missile struck an office building, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said. At least two of the injured victims required hospitalization.
In the Holosiivskyi district, a large fire engulfed a warehouse, while in the Solomianskyi district, the roof of a residential building caught fire.
An office of the state news channels Freedom TV and Dim were damaged in the attack, the channels said in a statement, reporting no casualties.
Explosions were reported in Kyiv around 4:30 a.m. local time, according to several Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.
Preliminary reports indicate that four Iskander ballistic missiles were launched towards the capital.
Ukraine's Air Force warned immediately prior of the threat of Russian missile attacks targeting various regions of the country. The air raid alerts were lifted about an hour later at 5:30 a.m. local time.
Damage was also reported elsewhere in Kyiv Oblast. A warehouse storing feed for animals from shelters was destroyed in Russian attacks in the region overnight, said the non-profit running the warehouse. No staff members were injured.
In recent months, Russia has continued to intensify its drone and missile attacks targeting different regions of Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent news desk
