Russia fires new ballistic missile at Ukraine, killing at least four

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Russia’s Defense Ministry said it used a new Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile Friday in a deadly strike on Ukraine.

Four people were killed and at least 22 were injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.

Russia said the attack was retaliation for what Moscow claimed was aUkrainian drone strikeon Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence last month.Both Ukraine and President Donald Trump have disputed that claim.

The attack occurred hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alerted the nation that Russia intended to launch a large-scale offensive.

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A residential building was damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan.9.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Zelenskyy said that Russia was aiming to take advantage of the frigid weather in the capital, which made roads and streets icy.

The missile traveled at a speed of more than 8,000 miles per hour, according to the Western Command of Ukraine’s Air Force.

Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack, and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.

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A residential building burned after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan.9.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine’s security service said that five rescue workers suffered injuries while responding to the site of ongoing attacks.

A drone crashed onto the roof of a multistory building in the Desnyanskyi district, and the first two floors of a residential building were also damaged as a result of the attack.

Running water and electricity were disrupted in parts of the capital, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

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Smoke rises over a residential building in Kyiv after a Russian missile attack on Jan.9.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

The latest attack also involved other ground-and-sea-launched missiles targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, the western city of Lviv, according to its mayor, Andriy Sadoviy.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.