Three people have been killed and at least 10 people injured after Russian missiles struck Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday.
Russia has repeatedly targeted Kyiv with waves of drone and missile attacks since the start of the invasion, but attacks against the capital have significantly intensified over the past month as Ukraine prepares for a counteroffensive.
The Kyiv City Administration reported a child was among the dead, and 10 people were wounded.
The casualty toll was the most from one attack on Kyiv in the past month. The attack also damaged apartment buildings, a medical clinic, a water pipeline and cars.
Earlier, the city government had said two children were killed before revising the number to one.
In Desnianskyi district, debris fell on a children’s hospital and a nearby multistory building. Two schools and a police department were damaged.
In another district, Dniprovskyi, a residential building was damaged by burning debris and heavy smoke arose, the blast wave blew out the windows, parked cars caught fire, and debris fell onto the roadway and courtyards.
In Darnytskyi neighborhood, a water pipeline and a residential building were affected, and the explosive wave broke windows.
Russia has repeatedly targeted Kyiv with waves of drone and missile attacks since the start of the invasion, but attacks against the capital have significantly intensified over the past month as Ukraine prepares for a counteroffensive.
While most incoming weapons are shot down, many Kyiv residents are anxious and tired after weeks of sleepless nights listening to the sound of explosions.
On Wednesday drones struck two oil refineries just 40 miles east of Russia’s biggest oil export terminals sparking a fire at one but causing no damage to the other.
