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Russian Missiles Hit Cities Across Ukraine In Heaviest Bombardment In 4 Months; 31 Killed

Dozens of Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine on Monday, including an apartment buildings and a large children's hospital in the capital, where local residents joined emergency crews to search through piles of rubble. At least 31 people were killed, officials said. It was Russia's heaviest bombardment of Kyiv in almost four months, hitting seven of the city's 10 districts. Seven people were killed in the capital, including two staff members at the hospital, where three children were hurt. Strikes in Kryvyi Rih, Zelenskyy's birthplace in central Ukraine, killed 10.

Russia Ukraine War | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka

Children wait near the site of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian missiles have killed several people and struck a children’s hospital in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, authorities say.

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Okhmatdyt children’s hospital
Okhmatdyt children’s hospital | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka

Emergency services work near the site of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Rescuers at children hospital Okhmadit in Kyiv
Rescuers at children hospital Okhmadit in Kyiv | Photo: AP/Anton Shtuka

Rescuers, medical staff and volunteers clean up the rubble and search victims after Russian missile hit the country's main children hospital Okhmadit in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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A damaged car outside Okhmadit Children’s Hospital
A damaged car outside Okhmadit Children’s Hospital | Photo: AP/Anton Shtuka

A car is seen damaged after Russian missile hit the country's main children hospital Okhmadit in Kyiv, Ukraine. The daytime barrage targeted five Ukrainian cities with more than 40 missiles of different types hitting apartment buildings and public infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media.

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Rescue workers at Okhmatdyt childrens hospital
Rescue workers at Okhmatdyt children's hospital | Photo: AP/Alex Babenko

Emergency workers respond at the Okhmatdyt children's hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine. A major Russian missile attack across Ukraine on Monday killed at least 31 people and injured 154, officials said, with one striking a large children’s hospital in the capital of Kyiv, where emergency crews searched the rubble for victims.

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Ukrainian serviceman carries a part of the missile in Kyiv
Ukrainian serviceman carries a part of the missile in Kyiv | Photo: AP/Anton Shtuka

Ukrainian serviceman carries a part of the missile after Russian attack destroyed the country's main children hospital Okhmadit in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Damages are seen after Russias missiles attack
Damages are seen after Russia's missiles attack | Photo: AP/Anton Shtuka

Damages are seen in a street at a site of Russia's missiles attack near the Lukianivska metro station in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Russias missile attack near the Lukianivska metro station
Russia's missile attack near the Lukianivska metro station | Photo: AP/Anton Shtuka

A woman takes pictures of damages at a site of Russia's missiles attack near the Lukianivska metro station in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Rescue teams search rubble after russian attack kills dozens in Kyiv
Rescue teams search rubble after russian attack kills dozens in Kyiv | Photo: AP/Anton Shtuka

Rescuers and volunteers clean up the rubble and search for victims after a Russian missile hit the country's main children hospital Okhmadit in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Smoke rises after Russian missile attack
Smoke rises after Russian missile attack | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka

Smoke rises over the Kyiv skyline after a Russian attack.

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