cnn s sam kiley is in kyiv for us tonight, where civilians are being targeted. sam, what more do we know about the missile attacks across ukraine today? i understand you were able to make it to the scene where missile debris struck and killed a civilian near kyiv. reporter: yes, that s right, john. tragically, onse civilian was killed in kyiv, not withstanding the fact the local authorities say the air defenses is here shooting down the cruise missiles attacking the city. the gentleman who was killed, a man in his 50s, was hit by falling debris close to a power generating plant on the outskirts of the city. a tragic accident effectively. there were ten other people around the country also killed in similar strikes. the authorities say that more than 50 cruise missiles were fired at ukraine. the vast majority, some 47, were
in the playground. and he would often make journeys like this at low altitude, which of course comes with its own risks. we went along on one last year. you can t go much higher than the tree line to avoid being targeted. speaking to world leaders today, president zelensky addressed what happened. 1a ukrainian families lost their loved ones today, and many more families are losing daily. as for the obvious question, the cause is not known. an analysis of images of the crash site by the bbc hasn t revealed any evidence of missile debris, and ukrainian officials have made no mention of any missile fire. in times of war, many suspect the enemy. these are dangerous times to be a ukrainian. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv region.
than the tree line to avoid being targeted. speaking to world leaders today, president zelensky addressed what happened. 14 ukrainian families lost their loved ones today, and many more families are losing daily. as for the obvious question, the cause is not known. an analysis of images of the crash site by the bbc hasn t revealed any evidence of missile debris, and ukrainian officials have made no mention of any missile fire. in times of war, many suspect the enemy. these are dangerous times to be a ukrainian. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv region. i spoke earlier to former us ambassador to ukraine, john herbst, and asked what the impact would be on ukraine s leadership.
as for the obvious question, the cause is not known. an analysis of images of the crash site by the bbc hasn t revealed any evidence of missile debris, and ukrainian officials have made no mention of any missile fire. in times of war, many suspect the enemy. these are dangerous times to be a ukrainian. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv region. a state of emergency is in place in the peruvian capital, lima, where thousands of anti government protesters are taking part in demonstrations. they are calling for the resignation of president dina boluartay, the release from custody of the man she replaced, pedro castiyo, and new elections. buses brought protesters into the capital. organisers have described their action as the taking of lima. one woman has died today and more than a0 people have been killed in a month of protests in the country
journey went wrong. denys monastyrsky was travelling eastwards to the front line before his helicopter came down into the heart of this nursery. rescue teams are still going through the rubble. there are body bags in the playground. and he would often make journeys like this at low altitude which, of course, comes with its own risks. we went along on one last year. you can t go much higher than the tree line to avoid being targeted. speaking to world leaders today, president zelensky addressed what happened. 14 ukrainian families lost their loved ones today and many more families are losing daily. as for the obvious question, the cause is not known. an analysis of images of the crash site by the bbc hasn t revealed any evidence of missile debris,