{"id":5970,"date":"2024-03-21T17:57:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/russia-targets-kyiv-with-biggest-missile-attack-in-weeks\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T17:57:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:57:22","slug":"russia-targets-kyiv-with-biggest-missile-attack-in-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/russia-targets-kyiv-with-biggest-missile-attack-in-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Targets Kyiv With Biggest Missile Attack in Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/03\/21\/multimedia\/21ukraine-attack-hwzm\/21ukraine-attack-hwzm-facebookJumbo.jpg?fit=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Russia Targets Kyiv With Biggest Missile Attack in Weeks\" title=\"Russia Targets Kyiv With Biggest Missile Attack in Weeks\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Russian missiles streaked into Kyiv early Thursday in the biggest assault on the Ukrainian capital in weeks, injuring at least 13 people and damaging several residential buildings and industrial facilities, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/VA_Kyiv\/5158\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">local officials.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/kpszsu\/12091\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ukrainian Air Force<\/a> said that air defense systems had intercepted all 31 of the Russian missiles that targeted Kyiv. Still, debris from the downed missiles fell in various parts of the city, causing the injuries and damage. No deaths have been reported so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cSuch terror continues every day and night,\u201d President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said in a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1770725189585645612\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">social media post<\/a> that included a video of firefighters dousing burning buildings with water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The attack began in the early morning with loud blasts jolting residents awake around 5 a.m. as air defense systems went into action. Many people rushed to take shelter in subway stations. Several orange fireballs lit up the sky, apparently the result of missile interceptions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Air-raid alerts ended at 6:10 a.m. just as sun rose, revealing the damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv\u2019s mayor, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/vitaliy_klitschko\/2917\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said on Telegram<\/a> that missile debris had caused fires in at least three residential buildings and in parking lots. He said emergency responders had been deployed to help victims. Four people were hospitalized, the city\u2019s military administration said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/VA_Kyiv\/5145\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Photos of the aftermath of the attack<\/a> released by Oleksiy Kuleba, the deputy head of Ukraine\u2019s presidential office, and the local authorities showed burned-out cars in front of a building with a facade blackened by fire, a large hole at the foot of a pink building with all of its windows shattered, and a destroyed house on charred ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the Podilskyi district, which is home to industrial facilities that Russia has targeted in the past, a plume of black smoke was rising early in the morning, suggesting a hit. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/vitaliy_klitschko\/2917\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Klitschko said<\/a> a fire had broken out at a power substation in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the past, the targets of Russian air assaults have sometimes been unclear, and Ukrainian officials rarely confirm strikes on strategic industrial and military targets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Thursday, however, an official from Ukraine\u2019s military intelligence services said most of the missiles had targeted the agency\u2019s offices in the capital, but had been shot down before reaching their destination. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, and his claim could not be independently verified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The assault Thursday came at a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/20\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-south.html\" title=\"\">difficult time for Ukraine\u2019s military<\/a>, with Russian forces pressing ahead with ground attacks at several locations along the front line of more than 600 miles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Faced with a shortfall of troops and ammunition, Ukraine has struggled to contain Russian assaults in its east and south. Ukrainian officials have vowed to launch a counteroffensive this year, but experts say the military has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/13\/world\/europe\/us-arms-ukraine.html\" title=\"\">yet to receive the kinds of weapons that would let it regain the initiative on the battlefield<\/a>, with American aid held up in Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Wednesday, Jake Sullivan, President Biden\u2019s national security adviser, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/20\/us\/politics\/jake-sullivan-ukraine.html?searchResultPosition=1\" title=\"\">made an unannounced trip to Kyiv<\/a> in an effort to show the White House\u2019s continued commitment to Ukraine\u2019s defense. He urged Republican lawmakers to pass the stalled package of billions of dollars in aid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt has already taken too long,\u201d Mr. Sullivan told reporters in a briefing at Ukraine\u2019s presidential office. \u201cAnd I know that \u2014 you know that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Thursday\u2019s attack on Kyiv echoed a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/30\/world\/europe\/russia-ukraine-missiles-kyiv.html\" title=\"\">strategy used by Russia during air assaults in late December<\/a> that consisted of overwhelming Ukraine\u2019s air defenses with multiple launches of various types of missiles, including ballistic and hypersonic ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Russia has launched relatively few large-scale missile attacks in recent months, despite a capacity to produce more than 115 long-range missiles per month, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2024\/01\/15\/7437286\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ukrainian officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukraine urgently needed more air defense systems from Western allies. He pointed to recent missile attacks on the cities of Kharkiv, Odesa and Kherson that claimed many lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe need the support of our partners,\u201d Mr. Zelensky said. \u201cWe must prove that terror is always the loser.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Oleksandra Mykolyshyn<!-- --> and <!-- -->Maria Varenikova<!-- --> contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian missiles streaked into Kyiv early Thursday in the biggest assault on the Ukrainian capital in weeks, injuring at least 13 people and damaging several residential buildings and industrial facilities, according to local officials. The Ukrainian Air Force said that air defense systems had intercepted all 31 of the Russian missiles that targeted Kyiv. 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