Russian overnight attack sparks fire in Kyiv, Ukraine military says


KYIV, ‌Jan 12 (Reuters) - ‌Russia launched an ‌overnight air attack on Kyiv, ‍sparking a ‍fire in ‌one of the ‍city's districts, ​Ukrainian ⁠military said on Monday.

Ukrainian air ‌defence units were ⁠trying ‍to repel the ‍attack, Timur Tkachenko, ‌head of Kyiv's military administration, said on Telegram.

(Reporting by Gleb Garanich ‌in Kyiv and Lidia Kelly ​in Melbourne; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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