The photo was taken in Kyiv on Saturday morning. Photo: VALENTYN OGIRENKO / Reuters / NTB
Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with over 70 drones, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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The drone attack on the night of Saturday is the largest since the start of the war, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
A total of five people have been injured and several buildings have been destroyed following the attacks, reports the city’s mayor Vitalij Klitschko.
Including an 11-year-old child, he says.
The attack lasted six hours, writes Kyiv Independent.
The news agency Reuters quotes witnesses who allegedly saw the drone attacks. More than 70 drones were fired, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
– This is deliberate terror. We continue to work on strengthening our air force, he writes on Telegram.
Authorities say most of the drones were shot down. Parts of the drones hit homes and other buildings.
The picture shows a kindergarten in Kyiv that was hit on Saturday morning. Photo: VALENTYN OGIRENKO / Reuters / NTB
The attack takes place at the same time as Ukraine commemorates the famine HolodomorHolodomorThe word is composed of the phrase “moryty holodom” which means to starve someone to death. The term emphasizes that in Ukraine it is perceived as a man-made famine, writes Store norske lexikon. from 1932 to 1933. Famine broke out in the Soviet Union and hit the grain-producing areas of Ukraine particularly hard. Between three and four million died.
Between five and seven million people died across the Soviet Union. No official statistics were kept because Soviet authorities denied the famine. The figures are therefore uncertain, writes Large Norwegian encyclopedia.
Ukraine commemorates the famine on November 25 every year.
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Published: 25.11.23 at 08:54
Updated: 25.11.23 at 09:50
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