Zelensky says "dozens of people reported to be injured" in Russian missile strike on Kyiv outskirts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that a Russian missile strike on the outskirts of Kyiv left six people dead and a rescue effort ongoing, with numerous others hurt. The attack occurred Friday as part of a wider exchange: Russia also dropped aerial bombs on Sloviansk, killing five, while Ukraine launched long-range strikes on a factory in Kirov—killing six—and warehouses near Saint Petersburg. The back-and-forth comes amid a diplomatic standstill and follows a United Nations report that civilian deaths in the war have increased sharply this summer, highlighting the escalating toll on non-combatants.