Russia-Ukraine War: Deadly missile attack on Kyiv, 6 killed as Russian strikes rock Ukraine

Shifting focus then, at least six people have been killed in the latest wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital Kiev. And this as both the sides still continue to carry out long-range drone strikes. Blasts were heard across Kiev around midnight after Ukraine's air force warned of several incoming ballistic missiles. According to Ukrainian authorities, Russian bombardment killed six people and wounded 23 others in Kiev and surrounding areas. The attacks damaged residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution in the capital. Earlier in the southern city of Kherson, a Russian drone struck a civilian minibus that killed four people and injured another. Images released by Ukrainian police showed shattered windows, a damaged roof and bloodstains inside the vehicle. Kherson governor accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting civilians, condemning the attacks. Ukrainian president accused Russia of committing a vicious Russian safari against the people of Kherson. In Khyortymir, a drone missile strike hit the main directorate of the national police building in the region. Eyewitnesses footage showed the very moment of the strike as Ukrainian officials reported that at least two police officers were killed and 20 others injured. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has outlined his priorities for the country's newly appointed defense minister Yevheny Kamara. Zelensky said that the minister's main task would be to improve Ukraine's defense system and called for expanded long-range strike capabilities and stronger air defense capacity. Kamara was approved by Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday, which was following the removal of former defense minister Mikhail Fedorov in July. My main task for the minister of defense of Ukraine in these circumstances is to effectively adjust our defense system, our production and procurement systems and our supply chain to the This adjustment should ensure that the protection of life in Ukraine receives everything necessary to repel Russian attacks, to hold our positions on the front line and carry out our own active actions and deliver significant blows to Russia in response to its terror.