Russian strikes kill three in Kyiv and surrounding region, officials say
Officials said Russian strikes killed three people, including a child, and injured seven in Kyiv and the surrounding region early Wednesday.
Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian air strikes killed three people, including a child, and injured seven in the Ukrainian capital and surrounding region early Wednesday, officials said.
Damage in Kyiv and surrounding region
The Kyiv City Military Administration said on Telegram that two people were killed and four injured in the capital. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said fires broke out and affected private houses, a store and a warehouse. A Reuters witness heard explosions in the city.
Kyiv regional governor Tymur Tkachenko said on Telegram that a Russian missile and drone strike killed a child and injured three other people in the surrounding region. He said infrastructure facilities, houses, warehouses and cars were damaged.
Regional response and reported strike in Russia
Romania and Poland, both European Union and NATO members, scrambled military jets to protect their airspace amid Russian attacks on Ukraine, according to statements from their defence ministries and armed forces on X.
In Russia’s Samara region, an oil-producing and refining hub about 1,100 km (684 miles) by road southeast of Moscow, Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said on VK that a Ukrainian drone attack had damaged private houses.
Reuters could not immediately independently verify the reports.
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