Russia Launches Third Major Missile Attack on Kyiv in a Week

Kyiv. Russia has launched a major missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv for the third time in a week. Two districts of the city caught fire after the attack on Wednesday morning.

Ukrainian officials said at least two people were injured in the incident. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a statement released via social media Telegram that fires broke out in two districts of the city due to Russian missile attacks. According to him, one of the injured is undergoing treatment in the hospital.

Earlier on Tuesday, Russia also launched a missile attack on Odesa, a southern port city of Ukraine. According to Oleh Kiper, Governor of Odesa region, 10 people were injured in the attack, eight of whom are undergoing treatment in the hospital. Russia also launched a major air attack on Kyiv on Monday. At least 14 people were killed and more than a dozen buildings were damaged in that attack.

Both Russia and Ukraine have significantly increased the use of long-range missiles and drones in recent days. This has been analyzed as a sign of a new phase in the four-year-old war. Ukraine has intensified its attacks targeting Russia's energy infrastructure and fuel supply systems as part of its strategy.

According to information released by the Ukrainian army on Tuesday, drone attacks have been carried out on 12 fuel tankers of Russia's shadow network in the last two days. These ships were supplying fuel to the Crimea region occupied by Russia.

According to Ukraine, in the first phase, eight tankers with a capacity of about 7,000 metric tons, which are on the sanctions list, were attacked in the Sea of Azov, and two more tankers were targeted on the same day. The Sea of Azov is considered an important supply route for Russian forces deployed in the Russian-occupied areas of Crimea and southern Ukraine.