At Least Five People Killed In Weekend Russian Shelling Of Ukrainian Capital

Police officers cordon off an area next to an apartment building damaged by a Russian attack in Kyiv on June 24.

At least five people were killed in the latest shelling of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, late on June 23 and early June 24, Ukrainian officials said. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that a 25-story residential building was hit in the Solomyanskiy district, a busy rail- and air-transport hub in the city's west. The death toll was raised from three after two bodies were found in the rubble. Officials said at least 20 missiles were fired that night in the Kyiv region. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Russian Service, click here.