Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills 10, injures dozens: Reuters
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed 10 and wounded around 100 at a defense industry event, Ukrainian officials said Friday, according to Reuters.
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AIUkrainian officials said a Russian ballistic missile attack in the Kyiv region killed 10 people and injured around 100 others on Friday at a site where a defense industry event was being held, according to Reuters.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said efforts are underway to determine the circumstances of the incident, noting that a rescue operation is ongoing in the Kyiv region following the Russian missile strike.
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Ruslan Olenik, acting governor of the Kyiv region, explained that initial information indicates a ballistic missile targeted a training ground where a defense industry exhibition was taking place.
The Ukrainian Defense Industry Council said a missile struck a site where representatives of the industry were present. The council added it was not among the organizers of the exhibition and that the location had not been publicly disclosed.
Separately, a White House official said Friday that President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington next Tuesday.
A Ukrainian source said Zelensky is looking forward to traveling to the United States, but his team is awaiting official confirmation from the White House regarding Trump's agenda.