Kyiv endures a third bombardment in 5 days as Russia steps up targeting of Ukrainian cities

Mar 26, 20240

BRENDAN HOFFMAN, New York Times count

Rescue workers move through the rubble a university gymnasium that was destroyed a Russian missile in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, March 25, 2024. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), with his job on the line, has privately told people he will make sure the House approves more aid for Ukraine, a step that many members of his party oppose.(Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times)

KYIV, Ukraine - Russia launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days and also targeted other regions Monday as Moscow escalated its aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities while the front line in the war remains largely stationary.

Nine people were injured in the morning strike on the Ukrainian capital, the Ukraine Rescue Service said. The Pecherskyi district was the hardest hit. Missile debris damaged homes in two districts and a local college gym in another district, Ukraine's National Police said.

Russia fired two ballistic missiles at Kyiv from occupied Crimea in the daylight attack, but both were intercepted above the city, said Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.

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