Missile attacks claim lives in Kyiv as tensions escalate
At least four people lost their lives Saturday morning during a missile attack on Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
Simultaneously, Russian forces launched an attack on Zaporizhzhia in the southeastern part of the country. The Russians used ballistic missiles, and in Kyiv, alarms were sounded only after the first explosions occurred.
"Unfortunately, we already have four dead in the Shevchenkivskyi district, and three people are injured," reported the head of Kyiv's city military administration, Timur Tkachenko.
The missile strikes destroyed the entrance to a subway station and damaged the water supply system, cutting off water to some residents in central Kyiv. Fires broke out throughout the city; parked cars on the streets were among those set ablaze.
In Zaporizhzhia, which was also hit by Russian missiles, six people were injured.
Retaliation by Russia?
The attacks on Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia occurred just hours after drone strikes in Russia targeted fuel facilities. A Ukrainian drone attack reportedly ignited a fire in the Kaluga region, south of Moscow, Reuters reported on Friday, citing local authorities. According to Russian media, an oil depot caught fire.
Vladislav Shapsha, the governor of the region, wrote on Telegram that a fire broke out at an industrial plant in the city of Lyudinovo, but according to preliminary data, no one was harmed.
During the night, drones also attacked a fuel base in the Tula region.
