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A US citizen died in a Russian airstrike on Kyiv, Ukraine's capital. The attack involved drones and missiles, injuring 12 people.
(Reuters) -A U.S. citizen died during an overnight air attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, the city's mayor said early on Tuesday.
The mayor, Vitali Klitschko, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the 62-year-old American was pronounced dead by doctors in the city. He gave no other details.
"During the attack on Kyiv, a 62-year-old U.S. citizen died in a dwelling in the Solomianskyi district opposite where medics were providing assistance," Klitschko wrote. "Medics noted his clinical, biological death."
Officials said Russian forces deployed drones and missiles in the attack on several districts of the capital. Officials said 12 people were injured in the attack.
(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Leslie Adler)
A U.S. citizen died during an overnight air attack on Kyiv, according to the city's mayor.
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, confirmed the death via the Telegram messaging app.
Officials reported that 12 people were injured during the attack on several districts of Kyiv.
Russian forces deployed drones and missiles in the attack on Kyiv.
The incident occurred in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, where the American citizen was found.
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