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Russian troops attack Kyiv, killing 4

Rescuers work at a minihotel in the Podilskyi district damaged by a Russian military operation in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 16, 2026. On Thursday night, Russian forces target the capital with drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. The operation results in the deaths of four people, including a 12-year-old boy, and injures at least 60, among them three police officers and four medics. In total, 17 multi-storey apartment blocks, 10 private houses, a hotel, an office building, a car dealership, a petrol station, and a shopping mall are damaged. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the Podilskyi, Obolonskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Desnianskyi districts suffer the most damage. (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#13584174
Date Taken	16 April 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform/NurPhoto
Category	Unrest, Conflicts and War
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform/NurPhoto

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