A video grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows vehicles destroyed in Kyiv on 10 October 2022 after several missile strikes were heard in the Ukrainian capital. Photo: AFP
A settlement in the region of Ukraine's capital Kyiv was hit by air strikes early on Thursday, the region's governor and his administration said on the Telegram messaging app.
"Rescuers are already working at the site," the administration said, without providing further details on where in the region the air strikes took place, or how far from Kyiv.
Reuters was not able to immediately verify the report.
The governor of the Kyiv region, Oleksiy Kuleba, said on the Telegram messaging app that based on preliminary information the strikes were caused by Iranian-made loitering munitions. These are often known as 'kamikaze drones'.
Ukraine has reported a spate of Russian attacks with Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones in recent weeks. Iran denies supplying the drones to Russia, while the Kremlin has not commented.
Nato countries to boost Ukraine's missile defence
Ukraine's Nato-led allies have announced deliveries of advanced air defence weapons to Kyiv, after a spate of Russian missile strikes.
The weaponry promised by the UK, Canada, France and the Netherlands includes missiles and radars. The US earlier made a similar pledge. One high-tech system from Germany is already in Ukraine.
The pledges come as Ukraine's allies from 50 countries met at Nato headquarters in Brussels.
Kyiv hailed the summit as "historic".
Ukraine said Russia fired more than 100 missiles and used dozens of drones on Monday and Tuesday, hitting energy infrastructure and other non-military targets.
At least 19 people were killed on the first day of the strikes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the missile strikes were retaliation for an attack on a key bridge linking Russia and Crimea - Ukraine's southern peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014.
Russia said Saturday's blast was organised by Ukraine's intelligence agency - a claim rubbished by Kyiv.
Russia has blamed Ukraine's intelligence agency for the explosion on the bridge over the Kerch Strait. Photo: AFP
The UK will donate air defence missiles, as well as hundreds of aerial drones to support Ukraine's information gathering and logistics capabilities. It will also provide 18 howitzer artillery guns in addition to the 64 already delivered.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris would supply air defence systems to Ukraine.
In an interview for France 2 television, he did not specify which systems would be sent but said their main function would be to protect the population from drones.
The Netherlands said it would deliver $US14.5 million ($NZ25.8m) worth of air defence missiles.
-Reuters/ BBC
