Russian airstrikes kill at least 4 in Kyiv region, including child, Ukraine officials say
Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv and nearby areas killed four people, damaged energy infrastructure and shrouded the capital in smoke, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.
Meanwhile, fighter jets were scrambled as a drone entered Moldova's airspace
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Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv and nearby areas killed four people, damaged energy infrastructure and shrouded the capital in smoke, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.
Two women and a 14-year-old child died in overnight strikes on the Ukrainian capital and a town on its northern outskirts. Another person was killed in an attack on a Kyiv warehouse, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Russia acknowledged the massive overnight assault, saying it had hit a data centre in the capital supporting Ukraine's armed forces, various power plants in the Kyiv region, an industrial complex in Odesa region and port infrastructure in Izmail.
Ukraine's air force said that Moscow had deployed anti-ship and ballistic missiles and 188 drones, with five missiles and 155 drones intercepted.
Power company DTEK did not detail the damage to energy infrastructure in Kyiv but said workers had restored supply to 8,000 households.
On Wednesday morning, Kyiv was shrouded in thick fog from the smoke of attacks. Emergency services asked residents to keep windows closed.
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Citing preliminary information, Klitschko said debris had been found at a Western embassy in the centre of Kyiv. He did not specify which embassy.
Ukraine is expecting another winter assault on power and heating facilities after entire cities were plunged into darkness and cold for days or weeks last year.
Among neighbouring nations, a drone crossed into Moldova's airspace and exploded near the eastern village of Hirbovat, while European Union and NATO members Romania and Poland both scrambled military jets, the countries said.
Flights at Polish airports Lublin and Rzeszow were temporarily suspended.
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Ukraine has also increased attacks on Russia, hitting refineries and online retailers to undermine Moscow's war effort.
One person was killed in drone attacks in Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, while a Ukrainian drone attack on the oil-producing Samara region damaged private houses, regional governors said.
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Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media that Ukraine and Russia were agreeing to a limited ceasefire. While the warring sides expressed some support for the concept, there was no evidence a deal had been reached, and the attacks have continued.
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