Russian attack on Kyiv kills three, injures 31

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kyiv: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for new strong sanctions against Russia and its allies after Russian drones killed three and injured 31, including six children, in an overnight air attack on Kyiv.

The attack destroyed two high-rise apartment buildings and Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app that seven of the injured, including two children, were taken to city hospitals.

Debris from destroyed Russian air weapons fell onto a nine-storey apartment building in Kyiv’s leafy Desnianskyi district, sparking a fire that engulfed several storeys, the mayor said.

“Every Russian strike is an attempt to inflict as much damage as possible on ordinary life,” Zelenskiy said on Telegram.

“Of course, additional tariff and sanctions restrictions ar