Russia-Ukraine War: 5 dead, more than 100 injured as ballistic missiles hit Kharkiv and Kyiv

Russia launched heavy air strikes on Ukraine's two largest cities on Tuesday, resulting in a new wave of attacks that killed at least five civilians

Published on: Jan 03, 2024 3:41 PM IST

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Russian missiles struck Ukraine's two largest cities on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring as many as 130, according to officials.  (AFP)

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Firefighters work at the site of a residential building heavily damaged during a Russian missile attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (REUTERS)

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A firefighter works to extinguish a fire from a gas pipe line damaged by a Russian rocket attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on January 1, 2024 vowed to intensify strikes on Ukraine. The military campaign has dragged on for nearly two years. (AFP)

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Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's commander-in-chief said that air defenses shot down all 10 of the Russian Kinzhal missiles, which can fly at 10 times the speed of sound, out of about 100 of various types that were launched.   (REUTERS)

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But other missiles got through in Kyiv and in Kharkiv, the provincial capital of the northeastern region.  (REUTERS)

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According to the Interior Ministry, four people were killed and around 70 were injured in Kyiv and its surrounding region, while in the Kharkiv region, one person was killed and approximately 60 were injured.  (AFP)

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A local resident holding a cat leaves the site where residential buildings were heavily damaged during the Russian missile attack. (REUTERS)

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The latest round of attacks by Russia began Friday. At least 41 civilians were killed since the weekend.  (AP)

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More than 100 survivors gathered at a school set up as a temporary shelter.  (AP)