Six injured as Russia strikes Kyiv with missiles, officials say

KYIV: Russia pummelled Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles early on Saturday, ‌injuring at least ⁠six ⁠people, officials said.

A Reuters witness ​heard a series of powerful explosions ​in the city before the air alert was announced.

The attack damaged ​a non-residential building ⁠in one district, ‌while smoke was ​coming ​from another and an ⁠office building was in flames as ​a result of the strike, ​the city military administration said on the Telegram messaging app.

A transformer substation was on fire as well, said ‌Mayor Vitali Klitschko, while windows were blown out in ​some residential ​buildings.

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Russia has ⁠stepped up attacks in the capital in recent weeks. So far this month, ​strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region have killed more than 60 people.