KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone and missile attack injured at least 12 people, damaged residential buildings and caused a power outage in parts of Ukraine’s capital early Friday, authorities said. One person was killed in separate attacks in the country’s southeast.
Rescuers rescued more than 20 people from a 17-story apartment building in central Kiev as flames engulfed the sixth and seventh floors. Officials said five people were hospitalized and others received first aid at the scene. The nighttime raid was the latest in a series of attacks on Kiev. The Russian military has escalated its drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities in recent months, many targeting energy infrastructure and civilian areas.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Friday’s attack caused power outages and disrupted water supplies on both sides of the city, which is divided by the Dnipro River. Friday’s attacks in Kiev and across the country caused a “huge blow to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure,” Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk wrote in an online post. Military officials said a 7-year-old boy was killed and his parents were injured when residential areas and energy facilities were attacked with attack drones, missiles and guided bombs in the southeastern Zaporizhzhya region. Hydropower projects in the area have been halted as a precautionary measure. ___
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