Two killed in Russian strike on Kyiv as Ukraine confirms Kursk incursion
At least two people have been killed and three others wounded in an overnight Russian air strike outside of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials have said.
A four-year-old boy and his 35-year-old father were killed in the attack on Sunday just east of Kyiv, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed involved a North Korean-made missile.
Sunday’s attack on Kyiv comes as Ukraine braces for more Russian attacks in retaliation for its recent cross-border incursion into the Kursk region.
Kyiv dispatched hundreds of servicemen backed by armoured vehicles, artillery and drones to the Kursk region on Tuesday, according to Russian officials, Ukrainian servicemen and media reports.
On Saturday, Zelenskyy acknowledged that Ukrainian forces were indeed fighting in Kursk, and said the operation was part of Kyiv’s attempt to restore justice after Russia invaded his country in 2022.
Al Jazeera’s Alex Gatopoloulos joins us live in the studio to discuss the latest updates.
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