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Rescuers put out fire in apartment building in Kyiv damaged by Russian missile strike.
Rescuers from the Ukrainian State Emergency Service have extinguished the fire that broke out in an apartment building in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, which was hit by a Russian missile strike on Sunday.
According to Ukrinform, Chairman of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service Serhii Kruk said this on Facebook.
"As of 15:00, some local fires in a nine-storey residential building damaged by the shelling have been eliminated. Emergency rescue operations and dismantling of debris are underway," Kruk said.
While dismantling the rubble, three people were rescued, including a child.
Early on Sunday, June 26, several explosions rocked Ukraine's capital Kyiv, with one missile hitting a nine-storey residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, partially destroying the 7th, 8th and 9th floors. According to preliminary reports, one person was killed and four were injured, including a woman and her child.
Photo credit: Kostiantyn Liberov and Vlada Liberova
U.S. State Department comments on situation with return of Ukrainian men from abroad
The U.S. Department of State called the suspension of consular services for Ukrainian men of conscription age a "challenging issue" that must be resolved by the nation’s own government.
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«Within days, if not sooner» : Pentagon on when Ukraine to receive the first batches of armaments.
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Washington encourages Berlin to send long-range missiles to Kyiv - media.
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SBU arrests Russian accomplices for helping organize sham referendum in occupied Kherson region.
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China must stop siding with Russia if it seeks rapprochement with West - Stoltenberg.
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Myanmar fighting intensifies
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U.S. tourists face 12 years in prison after bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos
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Massive floods force mass evacuations in China's Guangdong province - DW News.
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Jillian Michaels: This data is irrefutable
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Defence spending: Is 2.5% of GDP going to be enough?
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Myanmar: Hundreds of civil war victims treated as chaos erupts over Thai border.
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