Russian attack kills at least three in Kyiv: NPR

kyiv, Ukraine — Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with a barrage of drones and missiles on Saturday, killing at least three people, while industrial sites in Russia were burned by Ukrainian strikes.

Russia launched 39 Shahed drones, other simulator drones and four ballistic missiles early Saturday morning, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down two missiles and 24 drones. Fourteen other drone simulators were lost on site, the statement said.

The kyiv city military administration said three people were killed and three others injured in the attack. A fourth victim was presumed dead, but the administration later said the case had not yet been confirmed. The known victims are two men, ages 43 and 25, and a 41-year-old woman, authorities said.

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine said in a statement that the victims included a security guard of a food establishment and people who were in a minibus on the street.

AP journalists at the scene saw a man lying dead among the debris, in a pool of blood. Water flooded the streets as firefighters put out the blaze caused by the attack.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said windows were broken in the city’s Shevchenkivskyi district and there was smoke at the entrance to a residential building. A water supply pipe was also damaged, he added. Lukyanivska metro station was closed after the attacks damaged its glass entrance, but was later reopened.

Drones and missiles were also shot down in many regions of Ukraine, including Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Donetsk.

Ten people were injured when a Russian missile hit the regional center of Zaporizhzhia, damaging residential buildings and private vehicles, local governor Ivan Fedorov said. Eight people aged 28 to 69 were hospitalized, including a 48-year-old woman in serious condition, he wrote in a statement.

Elsewhere, industrial sites in Russia’s Kaluga and Tula regions were set on fire by Ukrainian drone attacks, local officials said Saturday.

The Russian Defense Ministry said 46 Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight across the country.

In the Kaluga region, a drone strike sparked a fire in the town of Liudinovo, Governor Vladislav Shapcha wrote on Telegram. Residents said on social media that the attack targeted a local oil depot.

A fire was also reported in the Tula region, where Governor Dmitry Milyaev said a fuel storage tank had been set on fire. He warned residents to stay away from fallen drone debris.

No casualties were reported in either case.