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At Least 5 Killed In Russian Strikes As Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pleads For More Arms

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Residents of a heavily damaged 18-story apartment building gather outside following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv and other regions on February 7.
Residents of a heavily damaged 18-story apartment building gather outside following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv and other regions on February 7.

An intense wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on six Ukrainian regions on February 7 killed at least five people -- four of them in a high-rise apartment block in the capital, Kyiv -- wounded dozens of others, and caused widespread damage to energy infrastructure.

The latest round of Russian strikes came as EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and the head of the UN's atomic agency, Rafael Grossi, were in Ukraine, with the latter visiting the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant to assess the situation amid concerns about the plant's safety.

In Kyiv, debris from a downed Russian missile fell on an 18-story residential block in the southern Holosiyivskiy district, triggering a fire that killed at least four people, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.

Sixteen people were injured in Holosiyivskiy and in the eastern district of Dnipro in the capital, Klymenko said.

Serhiy Popko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said at least 38 people were wounded in the capital.

Fragments of a downed Russian missile also damaged electricity lines, leaving part of the Ukrainian capital without power and heating.

"Some consumers on the left bank [of the Dnieper River] are currently without electricity," Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on Telegram. "The heating supply main on the left bank was damaged."

"Another massive Russian air attack against our country," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wrote on X, formerly Twitter, as an air-raid alert was declared for all of Ukraine. "Six regions came under enemy fire. All of our services are currently working to eliminate the consequences of this terror," Zelenskiy wrote.

In the southern city of Mykolayiv, one man died following a Russian strike, Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych said. Russian missiles also hit the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, wounding two people, regional officials said.

Russian Missile Strikes On Kyiv Leave Parts Of Capital Without Power

Residents of a heavily damaged 18-story apartment building gather outside following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv and other regions on February 7 that killed at least five civilians and injured dozens of others, including a pregnant woman.
1/10 Residents of a heavily damaged 18-story apartment building gather outside following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv and other regions on February 7 that killed at least five civilians and injured dozens of others, including a pregnant woman.
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Kyiv&#39;s Mayor&nbsp;Vitali Klitschko said that residential buildings in multiple Kyiv districts were set ablaze following the Russian missile attack.<br /> <br /> Moscow fired cruise and ballistic missiles as well as Shahad-type drones at six regions across the country, killing a man in Mykolayiv, a city in southern Ukraine, where some 20 residential buildings and public infrastructure were damaged, regional Governor Vitaliy Kim said.
2/10 Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that residential buildings in multiple Kyiv districts were set ablaze following the Russian missile attack.

Moscow fired cruise and ballistic missiles as well as Shahad-type drones at six regions across the country, killing a man in Mykolayiv, a city in southern Ukraine, where some 20 residential buildings and public infrastructure were damaged, regional Governor Vitaliy Kim said.
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Residents watch as emergency personal work to extinguish fires at the multistory residential building.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;
3/10 Residents watch as emergency personal work to extinguish fires at the multistory residential building.

 
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Ukraine&rsquo;s armed forces said they intercepted 44 drones and missiles out of 64 that were launched in the morning attack.
4/10 Ukraine’s armed forces said they intercepted 44 drones and missiles out of 64 that were launched in the morning attack.
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Medical workers treat a wounded resident.
5/10 Medical workers treat a wounded resident.
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Residents, meanwhile, comforted each other.
6/10 Residents, meanwhile, comforted each other.
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Emergency personnel collected bodies of residents killed in the apartment building.
7/10 Emergency personnel collected bodies of residents killed in the apartment building.
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Firefighters worked throughout the morning to extinguish the fires.
8/10 Firefighters worked throughout the morning to extinguish the fires.
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Kyiv municipal workers repair high-voltage lines that were damaged during the attack.
9/10 Kyiv municipal workers repair high-voltage lines that were damaged during the attack.
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
A large crater is visible from above near the site of damaged high-voltage lines that left residents in Kyiv on the east bank of the Dnieper River without power.
10/10 A large crater is visible from above near the site of damaged high-voltage lines that left residents in Kyiv on the east bank of the Dnieper River without power.
Parts of the Ukrainian capital were left without power and heating following a deadly Russian missile attack that struck in the early morning hours of February 7, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
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The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched 64 drones and missiles at Ukraine's territory. The Ukrainian air defense shot down 29 missiles and 15 drones, it said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defense systems intercepted two waves of Ukrainian airborne attacks, destroying a total of 12 rockets and drones over the southwestern region of Belgorod.

Two people were injured, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

The ministry said the first attack involved seven rockets and two drones. The second wave involved five more Czech-made Vampire rockets, the ministry said. The same type of rocket was used in deadly strikes on the city of Belgorod in late December.

Borrell, in Kyiv on a two-day visit to highlight the bloc's support for Ukraine, posted a picture on X from a shelter.

"Starting my morning in the shelter as air raid alarms are sounding across Kyiv," Borrell wrote. "This is the daily reality of the brave Ukrainian people, since Russia launched its illegal aggression."

Borrell met later with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who called for "urgent steps" to increase deliveries of military aid.

"If you ask a soldier at the front what he needs most now, the answer will be shells," Kuleba told Borrell. "The scale of the war and Russia's use of artillery reached a level for which, let's be honest, the European defense industry was not ready," he added.

Kuleba also said Ukraine found infighting in the U.S. Congress over the future of U.S. aid "confusing." Some $60 billion in aid for Ukraine is included in a border security bill that has stalled in Congress despite the urging of President Joe Biden to pass it.

U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan told a joint news conference in Brussels with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on February 7 that the United States "can and will" deliver the needed aid. Stoltenberg said such a move was "vital."

Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), meanwhile, arrived at Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhya -- Europe's largest nuclear power plant -- accompanied by IAEA mission staff and Russian soldiers, Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported.

Russia occupied the plant shortly after it launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and its six nuclear reactors are now idled.

The UN nuclear watchdog has voiced concern many times over the possibility of a nuclear catastrophe at the plant amid fighting in the area.

With reporting by Reuters, AP, and AFP
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