Russian missile strikes in Kyiv raze buildings, kill

STORY: :: Kyiv, Ukraine / July 16, 2026 :: Russian ballistic missile strikes in Kyiv trigger fires :: Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least two people died and several were injured Reuters witnesses heard a series of explosions in the city. Ukraine's emergency services said a fire broke out in two storage buildings and nearby parked trucks in one of the districts, where the two people had died. In the city's Svyatoshynskyi district west of the city center, a fire broke out in a one-story warehouse. Five people were injured in the two incidents, the emergency services said.

STORY: :: Kyiv, Ukraine / July 16, 2026:: Russian ballistic missile strikes in Kyiv trigger fires:: Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least two people died and several were injuredReuters witnesses heard a series of explosions in the city. Ukraine's emergency services said a fire broke out in two storage buildings and nearby parked trucks in one of the districts, where the two people had died. In the city's Svyatoshynskyi district west of the city center, a fire broke out in a one-story warehouse.

Five people were injured in the two incidents, the emergency services said.

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