Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, for the third time in a week | News of the Russian-Ukrainian war

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The attacks have caused fires in two districts of Kyiv, according to the city’s mayor.

A Russian missile attack on Kyiv marked the third major attack on the Ukrainian capital in less than a week.

Earlier on Wednesday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a statement to the Telegraph that Russian protests had started fires in two districts of the city.

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So far, two people have been injured, and one is in need of hospital treatment.

Earlier, on Tuesday, a Russian missile strike hit the southern port of Odesa, injuring ten people, regional governor Oleh Kiper said. Eight people were being treated in hospital.

Moscow also started a big one attacked Kyiv on Mondaykilling at least 14 people and destroying at least a dozen houses.

Both Russia and Ukraine have recently increased their use of long-range weapons, including missiles, marking a new front in Moscow’s four-year war.

Ukraine has focused on Russian power attacks to weaken its military operations.

Ukraine said on Tuesday that its the drones attacked a dozen trucks from the “shadows” of Russia in the last two days that were sending oil to Crimea, which is located in Moscow. Kyiv’s military said it had hit eight ships in the Sea of ​​Azov, each weighing about 7,000 tons. Two more tanks were hit that afternoon.

The Sea of ​​Azov is an important supply route for Russian troops in Crimea and other parts of southern Ukraine.

Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 – a move not recognized by the rest of the world – eight years before it launched its invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow has not publicly commented on this week’s attack on Ukraine, which also included strikes on electronic components, radar systems, and missile installations.

Attacks in the midst of the NATO Summit

The latest exchange of fire between Russia and Ukraine comes amid the annual NATO summit, which began on Tuesday. The leaders of the military alliance said gathered together in the capital of Turkey, Ankara, in a two-day meeting, where the defense budget and the Russian war in Ukraine are discussed.

NATO is expected to pledge more military aid to Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urging the alliance to increase air defense support to the country in the wake of deadly Russian attacks on Kyiv.

Zelenskyy – who has resumed calls for Ukraine to be allowed to join the bloc – tweeted on Tuesday that he had signed new agreements with Estonia, the Netherlands, and Denmark in Ankara.

The agreement creates “new opportunities for joint production, advancement of defense technologies, systematic exchange, and delivery of decisive solutions to the war in Ukraine”, he said.

Other agreements are expected with Germany, Norway, Finland, and Canada.

US President Donald Trump is also expected to meet with Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the summit on Wednesday, after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the NATO summit.

When asked about Russia’s war in Ukraine, Trump said he hoped it would be resolved “soon”.

“I think both sides want to make a deal,” Trump said.

“It’s too bad it took so long, but I think something will come out.”