A National Guard soldier was killed and four people were injured in two explosions in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district. The injured include another National Guard serviceman, a security guard, and two police officers. Prosecutors are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. Kyiv City
Prosecutor’s Office shared the details on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. Investigators from the SBU State Security Service’s main office in Kyiv and the Kyiv region have launched a pre-trial investigation into the two explosions under the procedural supervision of the city prosecutor’s office.
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Source: Ukrinform News
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