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Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles: fire at book market

In the night of August 16, Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv. There were injuries and a large fire at the book market near Pochaina.

Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles: fire at book market
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In the night of August 16, Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv. There were injuries and a large fire at the book market near Pochaina.

The nighttime attack hit the Ukrainian capital just five days after the previous shelling. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia deployed a total of 106 attack drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles of the Iskander-M, S-400, and KN-23 types, launched from the Kursk, Bryansk, and Voronezh regions.

In Kyiv, three people were injured. Fires and destruction occurred in the Obolon and Holosiiv districts. A large fire broke out on the grounds of the book market near Pochaina, which rescuers contained. Due to the fire, the city railway temporarily suspended service between Sviatoshyn and Pochaina stations.

Air defense, according to the military, shot down 85 Shahed drones and three guided aircraft missiles Kh-59/69. Impacts were recorded at 13 locations, and debris from downed projectiles fell in three more.

At the same time, Russia also attacked Kryvyi Rih and Kremenchuk. In Kryvyi Rih, a missile hit an industrial enterprise: one person died, 13 others were injured. In Kremenchuk, an oil refinery came under fire, according to media reports.

Source: www.bbc.com