Russian attacks kill 12, injure about 200 in Kyiv over past week, Ukrainian officials say

Twelve people were killed and about 200 others were injured in Russian attacks on Kyiv over the past week, according to a report by the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform.

The report did not provide a detailed breakdown of the individual strikes that contributed to the casualty toll, including the specific dates, targeted neighborhoods, or the type of munitions used in the attacks on the Ukrainian capital.

Kyiv has periodically faced waves of Russian missile and drone strikes since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with Ukrainian officials regularly publishing weekly or periodic tallies of civilian casualties and damage from such attacks.

Ukrinform's report did not specify whether the strikes targeted energy infrastructure, residential buildings, or other categories of sites, nor did it include comment from Russian officials, who have generally said their strikes target military and infrastructure sites tied to Ukraine's war effort.

The casualty figures could not be independently verified. Ukrainian and Russian accounts of strikes and their consequences have frequently diverged throughout the war, with each side disputing the other's reporting.

Kyiv's air defenses have been credited by Ukrainian officials with intercepting a significant share of incoming missiles and drones during many attacks, though strikes that get through have continued to cause civilian casualties and damage across the capital.