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  "textContent": "WEB DESK: Four people have been killed and more than a hundred left injured after Russia launched a massive bombardment on Kyiv, deploying its advanced nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile in one of the largest single aerial assaults of the conflict.\n\nMultiple rounds of deafening explosions reverberated through the Ukrainian capital during the early hours of Sunday morning, forcing thousands of residents to seek emergency shelter in the city's underground railway stations, according to _Dawn News._\n\nAs daylight broke over Kyiv, emergency services were left battling raging fires and sifting through the smoking ruins of heavily populated residential blocks, shopping centres, historic theatres, and academic institutions across every district of the capital.\n\nhttps://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/2058494885640945892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2058494885640945892%7Ctwgr%5E2f05cbecbbd36075978fbccb9c50456f0705fcae%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F2002879\n\nThe devastating strike comes amidst a critical deficit in Ukraine's air defence capabilities. Local missile reserves have become severely depleted following the recent US-Israeli air campaign against Iran, which heavily disrupted global supply chains and drove up international demand for vital US-made Patriot rounds.\n\nDespite Moscow denying the targeting of civilians, stating it aimed exclusively at military and intelligence command posts, the reality on the ground told a vastly different story as civilian infrastructure bore the brunt of the onslaught.\n\n## Historic landmarks devastated by 'deranged' escalation\n\nThe indiscriminate barrage caused significant structural damage to key institutional buildings, including Ukraine's Cabinet building and the Foreign Ministry.\n\nCultural heritage also suffered a severe blow; the National Art Museum and the central Philharmonic Hall were heavily defaced by the shockwaves, whilst an array of historic buildings in the city centre were severely compromised.\n\nShockingly, a newly opened museum dedicated to commemorating the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster was entirely obliterated, prompting furious condemnation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an emotional site visit.\n\nWestern leaders moved swiftly to denounce the attack, with EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen describing the targeting of innocent civilians as an act of \"despair\" rather than strength.\n\nFrench President Emmanuel Macron declared that the offensive clearly demonstrated the \"dead end of Russia’s war of aggression\", while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sharply condemned the deployment of the Oreshnik missile as a \"reckless escalation\" of hostilities.\n\nPresident Zelensky renewed his desperate appeals for western intervention, stating that while words of solidarity were appreciated, concrete steps to bolster Ukraine's fractured air defence matrix were now a matter of national survival.\n\n### Diplomatic fallout and urban ruin across Kyiv's districts\n\nThe geopolitical shockwaves of the raid reverberated internationally after the official residence of the Albanian ambassador was struck during the bombardment, prompting the Balkan nation to summon the Russian envoy in immediate diplomatic protest.\n\nWestern media offices were not spared either; premises housing the German broadcasters ARD and Deutsche Welle (DW) sustained severe structural damage, though both offices were fortunately vacant at the time.\n\nFurthermore, the head of the World Health Organisation confirmed that their central Kyiv headquarters had been hit by falling missile debris, adding that the international community must demand an immediate cessation of attacks on civilian populations.\n\nWhile previous high-profile missile strikes have targetted varied regional hubs, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that the destruction on Sunday spanned every single administrative district of the capital.\n\nThe historic working-class neighbourhood of Lukyanivka, situated just north of the city centre and home to a key missile manufacturing plant, was heavily devastated, with flames gutting a major shopping centre and an adjacent open-air market.\n\nConcurrently, Russian projectiles rained down on surrounding regions, leaving scores of civilians wounded in Kharkiv, Cherkasy, and Dnipropetrovsk, and confirming the terrifyingly expansive scope of Moscow’s latest offensive.\n\nThe post Four dead as Russia unleashes nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile on Kyiv appeared first on HUM News English.",
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