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At least four people are believed to have been killed, and at least 80 injured. According to the Ukrainian authorities, dozens of residential buildings, several schools and a water supply facility were hit, and a market was burnt down.<\/p>\n

13-year-old Vanya, whose Kyiv apartment was struck in the attack, escaped unharmed. \u201cI just really hope my neighbours and friends are alive,” he said to UN Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) staff on the scene.<\/p>\n

UNICEF\u00a0described the massive, sustained attack as a \u201cterrifying night for children and families\u201d.<\/p>\n

Woken by \u2018terrifying sounds of war\u2019<\/h2>\n

Matthias Schmale, the senior UN official in Ukraine,\u00a0said that he and his colleagues had, like all residents of Kyiv, once again been woken up in the middle of the night by the \u201cterrifying loud sounds of war\u201d.<\/p>\n

The strike, noted Mr. Schmale, lasted around seven hours, and falling debris sparked fires across the city. \u201cCivilians live with immense risks as a result of this relentless violence,\u201d the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator declared. \u201cThe widespread pattern of civilian harm must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

WHO offices hit<\/h2>\n

The Kyiv offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) were among the buildings hit in the overnight attack.<\/p>\n

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a social media post that debris from one of the strikes damaged windows on the third floor of a building that houses several UN agencies. No staff members were hurt.<\/p>\n

Tedros called for a halt to attacks on health facilities and civilians and reiterated WHO calls for a ceasefire. \u201cPeace,\u201d he said, \u201cis the best medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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