Three people are killed by Russian strikes on a government facility in Kyiv.

Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital on Sunday killed at least three people, including a young mother and a newborn, and injured eighteen more.

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, confirmed the deaths, stating that drone debris started fires in a number of apartment complexes in the city’s east and west, including two nine-story buildings in the Sviatoshynskyi neighbourhood and a 16-story structure.

In a statement sent on Telegram, Timur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s military government, stated, “Russia is intentionally hitting civilian targets.”

Among the targets is the government building.

According to local accounts, one of the missiles struck close to Kyiv’s government seat, escalating concerns about Moscow’s plan to target Ukraine’s urban and administrative facilities. Regarding the strikes, Moscow has not yet responded.

More widespread attacks in Ukraine

Numerous cities reported attacks, and the attack coincided with air raid sirens across most of Ukraine.

Numerous explosions in Kremenchuk caused certain areas of the city to lose power, according to Mayor Vitalii Maletskyi.

Regional officials said there were no recorded injuries, but there was damage to the city’s transit and infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih.

According to Governor Oleh Kiper, flames broke out in apartment complexes in Odesa as a result of damage to residential structures and civilian infrastructure.

A drone assault in Zaporizhzhia injured at least 15 individuals, four of whom were hospitalised, while a strike in the Sumy region killed one person and injured numerous others.

The cost of war keeps rising.

Although both Moscow and Kyiv deny targeting non-combatants, thousands of civilians have been murdered since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. The most recent escalation highlights how susceptible Ukrainian cities are to airstrikes.