**Russian Missile Strike Damages Ukraine’s Oldest McDonald’s**
A Russian missile strike on Kyiv early on January 18 damaged Ukraine’s oldest McDonald’s restaurant. The restaurant, located near the Lukianivska metro station in the city’s Shevchenkivskyi district, has been open since 1997 and was the first McDonald’s in the country.
**Damage to Restaurant and Surrounding Area**
The missile attack caused significant destruction in the area. Three people – a 41-year-old woman and two men aged 25 and 43 – were killed, and three others sustained injuries. The restaurant is currently closed, but the company has pledged to repair the damages.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported additional damage in the area, including shattered windows and smoke filling the entrance of a residential building. The glass entrance to the Lukianivska metro station was also damaged in the attack.
**Ukrainian Forces Launch Aerial Attack on Russian-Occupied Refractory Plant**
In related news, Ukrainian forces launched an aerial attack against a Russian-occupied refractory plant in the embattled city of Chasiv Yar. This confirms earlier reports that Ukraine had withdrawn from the site.
**Russian Company Accused of Shipping Stainless Steel Profiles to Russia**
A company has been accused of allegedly shipping a large-scale batch of stainless steel profiles to Russia after the full-scale invasion. These products were used to outfit the Russian Institute for Nuclear Research, according to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
**Ukrainian Forces Attack Oil Depots in Russia**
Ukrainian forces attacked oil depots in Russia’s Tula and Kaluga oblasts overnight on January 18. This is the latest in a series of attacks by Ukrainian forces against Russian targets.
**Russia Launches Attacks on Kyiv and Other Targets**
Russia launched an attack on Kyiv early in the morning on January 18, killing three people and injuring three others. Russia also launched 39 drones, including Shahed-type, and four ballistic missiles overnight.
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