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Ukraine war: Reports of Russian airstrikes nationwide

Russian missiles hit Kyiv and other cities on Wednesday morning, causing at least one person to die and several others to get hurt, according to Ukrainian officials.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that a Russian missile caused damage to power lines and some homes in the city are now without electricity.

One person was said to have died in the city of Mykolaiv in the east.

The entire country was placed on air alert at around 06:00 in the morning.

Mayor Klitschko said that nine people in the capital city had been hurt, including a pregnant woman.

In Mykolaiv, someone went to the hospital and died from their injuries, according to the mayor, Oleksandr Senkevich.

Other people got help at the place where the attack happened. The attack broke houses and also the gas and water systems.

In Kharkiv, there were also loud explosions. The military said that some buildings and roads were damaged.

Ukraine’s air force spotted Russian cruise missiles flying over the western areas of Lviv, Ternopil, and Ivano-Frankivsk.

Ukraine has been getting attacked a lot by air since Russia invaded on 24 February 2022. The Russian army often uses different weapons like drones and missiles in their attacks.

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