Russia launched strikes on Kyiv region, killing at least 17 and injuring 42

• Russian forces carried out strikes on the Kyiv region using ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 17 people and injuring 42.
• The material says that the strikes hit Brovary, Bucha, and Fastiv, among other areas, and that the work of rescuers is ongoing.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on a total of 24 ballistic missile strikes and 115 drone strikes.

Russian attacks with ballistic missiles and drones were carried out across Kyiv region. According to the information provided, at least 17 people were killed, while 42 others were injured between Kyiv and the Kyiv region.

It is also noted that the strikes were carried out at night, with the attacks hitting Brovary, Bucha, and Fastiv. The information is based on a statement by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, which said that the “massive attack” was carried out using two types of weapons.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X that Russia launched 24 ballistic missile strikes, which hit targets with 115 drones. He also said that “there were no air-raid sirens,” adding that the attacks were carried out without warning, and that the infrastructure was hit.

Zelenskyy said that the number of people killed is still not final. Al Jazeera notes that the number of strike-related deaths may change, depending on the information that emerges, and that it is possible that the final toll will be higher or lower.

Al Jazeera also reports that the head of the Kyiv regional military administration, Serhiy Beskreshnov, said that Moscow’s attacks hit residential infrastructure. In addition, the outlet reports that the author of the report says that the missiles were launched from the territory of Belarus.

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