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Large Russian missile and drone attack hits Kyiv and Kharkiv

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Russia launched a large combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and Kharkiv early on 2 January, which the Kyiv Independent put at 99 missiles preceded by 35 Shahed drones. By 8 January local officials reported six dead: three in Kyiv according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, and three dead and 62 injured in Kharkiv according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov. Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported about 50 injured in Kyiv.

When
2 January 2024
Where
Kyiv, Ukraine
What
missile attack
Acting party
Ministry of Defence of Russia
Attribution
Attributed by independent sources. Ukrainian officials attributed the attack to Russian forces; no Russian statement on this attack was found in the sources opened.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim Kyiv Independent Media · Unaffiliated origin: Kyiv mayor and Kharkiv governor statements, 2 to 8 Jan · published 2024-01-08 00:00 UTC

History

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