Kyiv is the capital city of Ukraine and has maintained a role as one of the most important cities in eastern Europe for hundreds of years.
Also known as Kiev based on its Russian-pronunciation, the city is home to millions of people and is one of the most populous cities in Europe.
Its history goes back well over a thousand years and it remains an important religious, cultural and economic center in the region.
Currently, Kyiv remains the seat of power of the Ukrainian government and has been the site of several clashes and attacks by Russian forces in the (currently) ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Three story building in Kyiv targeted by Russian missiles on Monday, with missile debris falling in three other districts within the city.
Russia launched a major air attack on Ukraine Sunday morning, leading to air alerts in the entire country, and a directive that citizens not leave their shelters.
With the help of a Chabad emissary in Kyiv, the siblings found a new home at the Mishpacha orphanage
"Surveillance, political oppression, repression of free speech, movement restrictions created a climate of fear in which the Russian Federation could dismantle the Ukrainian systems of government"
"The enemy is deliberately hitting a cluster of civilians," said Roman Starovoit the governor of the neighboring Kursk region.
The terminals were rushed in to help Ukraine after Russia's February 2022 invasion and have been vital to Kyiv's battlefield communications.
A married couple were killed and 11 people were hurt in the area outside Kyiv, the regional administration said. A dozen residential buildings and at least 60 cars were also damaged.
Ukraine has been warning for weeks that Russia could be stockpiling missiles to launch a major air attack on the energy system, now power outages across Ukraine.
The attack began hitting different districts of Kyiv in the early hours of Saturday, with more waves coming as the sun came up.
Russia fired 43 cruise missiles at targets overnight. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 36 of them.
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