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Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, spark fires in Kyiv, officials say

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Aug 11 (Reuters) - ‌Russian attacks killed six people ​and wounded 20 in the southeastern Ukrainian ⁠city of Zaporizhzhia early on Tuesday and also struck Kyiv, triggering ​fires in the capital, officials said.

Zaporizhzhia Regional ‌Governor Ivan Fedorov said Russian troops launched missiles and aerial bombs at the ⁠city. He posted pictures ⁠showing buildings and vehicles ablaze.

Air raid alerts were sounded in both Zaporizhzhia and in Kyiv, where the ‌capital's military administration said warehouses in a ⁠central district were ‌ablaze. One person was ​reported injured.  Mayor Vitali Klitschko said medical personnel had been dispatched to ‌a central district. Reuters ​witnesses reported ⁠hearing explosions in the city.

Elsewhere in ‌Ukraine, local ⁠authorities reported another six people were killed and 16 wounded overnight in the ​regions of ‌Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk.  

(Reporting by Ron Popeski and ⁠Aleksandar Vasovic; Editing ​by Chris Reese, Rosalba O'Brien ​and Lincoln Feast)

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