Missile assault on Kyiv leaves four dead amidst rising tensions
At least four people lost their lives on Saturday morning during a missile attack on Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
At the same time, Russian forces also carried out a strike on Zaporizhzhia, located in the southeastern part of the country. The Russians used ballistic missiles, and in Kyiv, an alarm was announced only after the first explosions had occurred.
"Unfortunately, we already have four dead in the Shevchenkivskyi district, and three people are injured," reported Timur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's city military administration.
The missile strikes destroyed the entrance to one of the metro stations and damaged the water supply, cutting off some residents in central Kyiv from water. Fires broke out in the city, with cars parked on the streets among those burning.
In Zaporizhzhia, which was also hit by Russian missiles, six people were injured.
Retaliation by Russia?
The attack on Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia occurred several hours after drone strikes in Russia targeted fuel facilities. A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire in the Kaluga region south of Moscow, Reuters reported Friday, citing local authorities. According to Russian media, an oil warehouse caught fire.
The governor of the region, Vladislav Shapsha, wrote on Telegram that a fire broke out at an industrial plant in the city of Lyudinovo. However, according to preliminary data, no one was harmed.
During the night, drones also attacked a fuel base in the Tula region.
