Zelenskiy: Russia used North Korean missile in deadly attack in Kiev region

2024-08-11 18:39:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Zelenskiy: Russia used North Korean missile in deadly attack in Kiev region

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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, indirectly confirmed a bold military action on Russian territory, taking the war beyond the border of the aggressor country. Meanwhile, Russian forces attacked the Kiev region overnight and dawned Sunday, killing two people and wounding three others, Ukrainian authorities said. Fragments of rockets fell in a residential area in Brovary district on the outskirts of Kiev.

A 4-year-old boy and his 35-year-old father were killed in an overnight Russian airstrike on the outskirts of Kiev, Ukrainian officials said Sunday. Three other people were injured during the attack in the east of the capital. Ukraine's president said Russia carried out the attack with a missile made in North Korea. Ukrainian authorities said they had hit the missile in the air and its debris fell on the residential area.

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with about 57 Iranian drones, about 53 of which were eliminated before hitting their targets, the Ukrainian military announced. Authorities announced that Russia attacked Ukraine with four North Korean-made missiles, without giving details about the other three missiles. Reuters news agency cannot independently confirm the reports.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy indirectly confirmed a bold military action on Russian territory, taking the war within the border of the aggressor country.

At least 13 people were injured, two seriously, by falling debris from a destroyed missile. The governor of the Kursk region said the missile was launched from Ukraine.

Footage provided by the Reuters news agency shows a damaged nine-story building and burning cars. Russian forces have been trying for six days to block the advance of Ukrainian forces on Russian territory, about 500 kilometers from Moscow.

Russia announced on Saturday increased security measures in Kursk after a surprise action by Ukrainian forces exposed the Kremlin's military weaknesses.

As fighting continues in the Kursk region, Russia is sending reinforcements and deploying rocket launchers, artillery and other equipment, according to senior Russian officials. About 76,000 residents have been evacuated, a Russian emergency official said on Saturday.

The Ukrainian operation, which began on Tuesday, is the largest attack on Russian territory and raises concerns about the spread of fighting beyond Ukraine./ Voa