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Ukrainian capital Kyiv under missile attack, two injured, mayor says

By Thomson Reuters Jul 7, 2026 | 6:10 PM

July 8 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a Russian missile ​attack early ‌on Wednesday, triggering fires and injuring at least two people, Mayor Vitali ‌Klitschko ​said.

Klitschko, writing ⁠on Telegram, said ⁠strikes in the capital had caused a fire in a storage ​area and a non-residential building in ⁠two areas ⁠on either side ​of the Dnipro River.

Two ​people were injured, with one ‌requiring treatment in hospital.

The air alert lasted for about an ⁠hour.

A missile strike in the southern port of Odesa ⁠earlier ‌in the evening ⁠injured 10 ​people, ‌regional governor Oleh Kiper ​said. ⁠Eight were being treated in hospital.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Nia Williams and Lincoln ​Feast)