Russia strikes Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, killing one, on Dec 20

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Dec. 20 killed at least one person and injured 12 others, officials said. Moscow claimed it was in response to a Ukrainian strike on Russian soil using American-made weapons. At least three loud blasts were heard in Kyiv shortly before sunrise. Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted five Iskander short-range ballistic missiles fired at the city.