Several killed in Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, minister says

Firefighters work to put out a fire in a residential building destroyed by a Russian drones strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Several people were killed in Russian air attacks on Ukrainian cities on Monday, Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi said.

After the mayor of Kyiv said at least one person had been killed in the capital, Monastyrskyi told reporters there had been "a few" deaths including in other cities. He gave no details.

(Reporting by Max Hunder and Pavel Polityuk, Editing by Timothy Heritage)