At least 10 people have been killed in Russian ballistic missile strikes on an exhibition near Kyiv showcasing drone technology.<\/p>\n
Writing on social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said some 100 people had been injured in the daytime attack on the exhibition, attended by prominent members of the defence sector.<\/p>\n
After the attacks near Kyiv, there were initially fears for the safety of Defence Ministry adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov, aka Flash, and Lyuba Shypovych, who has been involved in developing technology for the Ukrainian army.<\/p>\n
Following the incident, both took to social media to confirm they were OK, and Beskrestnov said he had stayed away from the event because of security concerns.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuri Ihnat told Ukrainian TV the attack involved three ballistic missiles, only one of which was intercepted.<\/p>\n
This is at least the third time since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 that an exhibition of this kind has been hit.<\/p>\n
There has been widespread outrage that a public event of this kind was being held at all and had, apparently, been widely advertised.<\/p>\n
President Zelensky said the incident was being investigated, while Ukraine’s prosecutor-general said efforts were under way to establish who decided to hold the event and what safety measures were in place.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian President Zelensky The damage to a building and a pile of rubble at the scene of a Russian missile strike just outside of KyivUkrainian President Zelensky<\/p>\n
The scene of a Russian missile strike just outside of Kyiv where six people were killed and dozens injured on Friday<\/p>\n
The attack came hours after the Ukrainian strikes on a factory in the city of Kirov and warehouses in north-west Russia.<\/p>\n
Zelensky said “one of the most important military facilities” in Kirov supplying “components for aircraft and missile equipment” used in strikes against Ukraine had been hit.<\/p>\n
Friday’s attacks on at least two Wildberries facilities in the St Petersburg area were the latest of several over the past week.<\/p>\n
The attacks on the retailer have dealt a blow to a large number of small and medium-sized businesses within Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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