The key facts
- Three killed and 11 wounded in Kharkiv; a missile destroyed an entrance of a four-story building, rescue operations continue.
- In Kyiv, a drone hit a 25-story building in the Darnytskyi district; two people were killed and 11 wounded.
- Ukraine's Air Force said the air alert could not be declared in advance due to late data on missile launches.
Strikes on Kharkiv and Kyiv
According to DW, on the night of October 13 Russia launched another large-scale strike on Ukraine. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported three killed and 11 wounded in the city. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the strikes hit residential areas and civilian infrastructure facilities in the Kholodnohirskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Kharkiv. One of the missiles hit a four-story building, completely destroying one of its entrances. Rescue operations are ongoing, as people may be under the rubble.
Attack on Kyiv
On the evening of October 12, Russian forces attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones. City Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that in the Darnytskyi district a drone hit a 25-story building in the range of the 12th to 16th floors. As a result, two people were killed and 11 more were wounded. According to the Kyiv city prosecutor's office, the victims were a 59-year-old woman and another person who was in a car near the damaged high-rise building. Kyiv was also hit by a second strike with ballistic missiles.
Air alert failure
Ukraine's Air Force stated that it was unable to declare an air alert in advance, as data on missile launches from Russian territory arrived late. According to the military, ballistic targets were detected by radars directly at the moment of the attack on Kyiv. The causes of the incident are being investigated.
