Five don die for Ukrainian strike for Russia’s Kursk afta missile attack on Kyiv

For di western Kursk region of Russia, five fatalities don dey reported afta Ukrainian strike.

Di attack happen for di town of Rylsk, wey com dey prompt di acting governor, Alexander Khinshtein, to take announce say nine individuals don dey hospitalized due to injuries wey dem sustain during di strike.

Di earlier reports from some Russian officials dey indicate say six pipo don die, including small pikin, but Khinshtein later clarify say di updated death toll, don confirm say all five victims na adults.

Di strike take place for about 15:30 local time (12:30 GMT) for Friday, wia e don damage plenty structures, including cultural center, some fine-fine building, school, and plenty pipo house.

Ukrainian officials don previously report say Moscow bin launch missile attack for Kyiv, wey don com result for di damage of building wey house of di diplomatic missions, including dose of Albania, Argentina, North Macedonia, Palestine, Portugal, and Montenegro.

E still neva dey clear whether di building bin dey specifically targeted.

For Kyiv, at least one pesin die and nine odas dey injured due to di missile attack, wey also cause significant damage to various buildings.

Fortunately, no embassy diplomats dey reported injured. Verified video capture di afta effect of di attack, show com dey some shattered windows for St. Nicholas Cathedral, Kyiv’s second oldest Roman Catholic church, located for Pecherskyi District.

Ukraine’s military com dey report say for ova-night, Russia launch 65 drones and missiles across di kontri, with many wey dem don cease.

Di owner of one restaurant for Kyiv, wey dey vex well-well for di destruction, dey filmed and dey show him anger to di Russians pipo, as him com dey call dem “beasts” as him dey survey di charred remains of him establishment.

Anoda resident, Oksana, share photos of her house wey don scatter finish, wia windows don blow in and debris scatter and deity di floors.

“I no understand how I take survive sef,”na so she talk, as she com describe her balcony as wey don destroy finish and her walls wey don seriously damaged.

“My neighbor just dey for serious shock she no fit even talk. I no get words for di pipo wey do dis,” she com add.

Local journalist for di scene com report say one of di affected buildings wey di Ukrainian Security Service pipo dem don dey used don com suggest say e fit be di intended target for di strikes.

Di Russian defense ministry don confirm di missile launch, him com still talk say e dey aimed at SBU “command post” for retaliation for previous strike for chemical plant for Russia’s Rostov Region two days prior.

However, speculation for Kyiv also dey link to di attack of di recent assassination of Russian Lt-Gen Igor Kirillov for Moscow.

Di timing of di strike, just a day afta Vladimir Putin’s end-of-year press conference wia him threaten to take increase missile attacks for Kyiv, heighten concerns for Ukraine.

Fears dey say Russia fit deploy di Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile against di capital, following test launch for Dnipro earlier in di month.

For Friday morning, Ukrainian authorities don issue air alert due to di potential launch of Oreshnik missile, wey urge residents for Kyiv to take dey find shelter.

However, dis alert later don dey determine to be false alarm.

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