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    One dies, 14 wounded as Russia pounds Kyiv for five hours

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    ‎Russia has carried out a wave of ballistic missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing one person and wounding at least 14, officials say.

    ‎As reported by BBC, a number of areas in the region were hit overnight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called it “one of the most massive ballistic attacks on Kyiv” since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

    ‎The Ukrainian military said air defences had shot down 18 out of 41 missiles. The systems also intercepted 108 drones.

    ‎Meanwhile Ukraine has continued its own assault on Russian sites. The governor of the south-western Stavropol region said a drone attack had caused a fire in an industrial park.

    ‎The latest strikes on Kyiv involved a range of Russian weapons systems, including Iskander and hypersonic Zircon missiles, as well as 125 drones, the Ukrainian air force said.

    ‎On Sunday, Kyiv Mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, said both residential and non-residential buildings had been damaged in the latest attacks, including a supermarket and a dormitory.

    ‎Firefighters have been battling blazes at two warehouses.

    ‎In his message on Telegram, Zelensky said in the past week Russia had “used about 1,450 strike drones, more than 1,640 guided bombs and 99 missiles of various types against Ukraine”.

    ‎The overnight strikes came after Ukraine sent drones to destroy two warehouses belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries, killing eight people and causing major fires.

    ‎Seven deaths and 25 injuries occurred at a facility in the city of Tambov, about 295 miles (475km) south-east of Moscow. One death and 37 injuries occurred at another Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal near the capital.

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