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Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the attacks damaged residential buildings, a maternity hospital, and a nearby clinic across three districts of the capital. Debris from the strikes fell in Solomiansk, Podolsk, and Dnipro districts."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the attacks were aimed at civilian infrastructure. He called for the provision of stronger anti-missile systems to protect lives. Zelenskyy also suggested that insufficient pressure on Russia emboldens it to continue such attacks."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on number of injured"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the number of people injured. Novinky.cz, citing Mayor Klitschko, stated six people were injured. Naftemporiki reported eight people were injured. 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