Kyiv:
Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city’s defence council, said on Telegram that 19 people had also been injured in the attack.
Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported earlier that a Russian missile attack damaged industrial infrastructure in the city, without giving more detail.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine was attacking civilian infrastructure in Russia in an attempt to destabilise society.
Ukraine’s attacks on oil refineries have doubled since the start of 2026, leading to long lines and higher prices for gasoline in some regions. Kyiv has said its aim is to sap a key source of Russia’s war funds and show Russians the conflict is no longer distant.
Speaking to graduates of military and security institutions, Putin made his first remarks on the attacks since Ukrainian drones hit a Moscow refinery last week.
“Strikes against civilian infrastructure — what are they aimed at? To destabilise society, amid such a massive onslaught, when the entire West is working for them and these drones are coming in huge numbers, to create a sense of uncertainty about the actions of the Russian armed forces,” he said at the televised meeting.
He also said Russian troops were close to taking control of Kostiantynivka, the southern anchor of the so-called “fortress belt” in the Donetsk region which Moscow has demanded Kyiv relinquish.
