10 wounded as Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles

Russia pummeled Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles early ​on Saturday, injuring at least 10 people, officials said, ‌as Kyiv awaits fresh supplies of air defense munitions amid a shortage that has left it exposed to Russian attacks.A Reuters witness heard ​a series of powerful explosions in the city ​in the small hours of the morning before the ⁠air alert was announced.Russia launched six ballistic missiles, another ​six cruise missiles and 121 drones, Ukraine’s air force said, ​adding that it downed at least two cruise missiles and 111 drones.Ukraine, which is critically low on munitions for its Patriot air defense ​systems, has been largely unable to down ballistic missiles, ​which travel at several times the speed of sound, over the past month.Russia ‌has ⁠stepped up attacks on the capital in recent weeks.So far this month, strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region have killed more than 60 people.Saturday’s 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’s 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.The Air Force said ​11 locations were hit in total across Ukraine....

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