Shock In Ukraine As Russian Strikes Collapse Apartments, Hit Multiple Cities
With the world's attention focused on the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Russia struck Ukraine overnight on June 16-17 with waves of drones and missiles. An apartment building in Kyiv suffered a direct hit, collapsing an entire section of the residential high-rise block.
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A man reacts to the sight of a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv on the morning of June 17.
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The scene of the impact in Kyiv, where an entire section of an apartment building collapsed after a Russian strike.
At least 14 people have been reported killed in the Ukrainian capital as a result of the overnight strikes.
At least 14 people have been reported killed in the Ukrainian capital as a result of the overnight strikes.
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People embrace amid the rubble following the attack.
Russian strikes overnight hit multiple sites in Kyiv, and targeted the cities of Odesa and Zaporizhzhya, in Ukraine's south and east. One person was reported killed in Odesa.
Russian strikes overnight hit multiple sites in Kyiv, and targeted the cities of Odesa and Zaporizhzhya, in Ukraine's south and east. One person was reported killed in Odesa.
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A wounded resident is evacuated from the site of a Russian strike in Kyiv.
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A survivor of a strike in Kyiv cleans herself alongside rescue workers.
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A rescue worker picks through the smoldering rubble of the collapsed building in Kyiv. Several residents of the building remain missing.
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A burned car alongside the collapsed section of the Kyiv apartment block.
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A high-rise building in Kyiv burns on the morning of June 17 after the wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine.
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People in Kyiv take shelter amid the overnight strikes that shook the Ukrainian capital.
