Kyiv, Aug. 5 -- At least one person was killed, and five others were injured after Russia launched an overnight attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, late on Tuesday (local time), according to the city's military administration, as hostilities between the two countries continued to intensify.

According to Al Jazeera, explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital after the Ukrainian Air Force reported the approach of several ballistic missiles.

The latest attack comes amid intensified cross-border strikes by both Russia and Ukraine.

Earlier on Monday, at least seven people were killed after debris from a Ukrainian drone fell onto a crowded beach in the southern Russian resort city of Gelendzhik, according to local officials.

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