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Russian overnight attack sparks fire in Kyiv, Ukraine military says

By Thomson Reuters Jan 11, 2026 | 6:08 PM

KYIV, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Russia launched ‍an overnight air attack on Kyiv, sparking ‌a fire ‌in one of the city’s districts, Ukrainian military ​said on ‍Monday.

Ukrainian ​air defence ​units were ‍trying to repel the attack, Timur Tkachenko, head ‍of Kyiv’s military administration, said ‍on ‍Telegram.

(Reporting ​by Gleb ​Garanich ⁠in Kyiv ‌and Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Himani ⁠Sarkar)