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Paramedics and a rescuer carry the body of a person found under debris of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Ivan Antypenko
Paramedics and a rescuer carry the body of a person found under the debris of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 24, 2025 [Ivan Antypenko/Reuters]
  • Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least eight people, wounding more than 70 and smashing buildings in the biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year. Seven other regions were attacked, Ukraine said.
  • The assault prompted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to cut short his official trip to South Africa and return home.