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UN says Kyiv missile strike violated protections for civilians
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JURIST – News
A Russian missile barrage on Kyiv killed at least one person and damaged homes, shops and a metro station early Sunday, in a strike UN officials said breached international humanitarian law protections for civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Ukrainian officials said 41 missiles were fired within 40 minutes, one of the heaviest ballistic missile attacks on the capital since Russia’s 2022 invasion.
Matthias Schmale, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said the toll on civilians far from the front line was “devastating.”
The assault consisted of one of the largest ballistic missile barrages since the start of the war.
One Kyiv resident described the event, stating that he was inside his apartment when a strike ripped off his balcony door, hitting him in the head.