Russia launched a wave of attacks against Ukraine on Friday, hitting the Eastern European country in several cities, including its capital, Kyiv.
In Kyiv, four people were killed (though there were conflicting reports on that number) and 20 others were injured as Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital with missiles and drones, according to multiple reports . At least three of the people who died in the attack were rescue workers who worked for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
“They were working under fire to help people,” Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said in a released statement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a message on X about the attack, claiming that over 400 drones and 40 missiles were used in the strikes, and hit cities throughout the country.
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