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Russian drone attack kills four in Ukraine's Kyiv region, officials say

Rescuers work at a site of a dairy plant hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine in this handout picture released June 5, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS
Rescuers work at a site of a dairy plant hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine in this handout picture released June 5, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS Reuters

A Russian drone attack on a food factory in a region surrounding the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed four people, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.

The attack caused a fire at an administrative building on the premises of the enterprise, and parts of its structure have been destroyed, the regional governor Mykola Kalashnyk said.

"The enemy attacked a peaceful civilian food industry enterprise. People who were simply going about their work at their workplaces at the time," he said on the Telegram messaging app.

Seven other people were injured in the attack and two people could still be under the rubble, Kalashnyk said.

Emergency services said the search and rescue operation continued at the site. They posted pictures of a building with a gaping hole and firefighters dousing flames.

One of the pictures showed a sign with the name of a local dairy maker, which makes baby milk food.

(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Toby Chopra)

Rescuers work at a site of a dairy plant hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine in this handout picture released June 5, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS
Rescuers work at a site of a dairy plant hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine in this handout picture released June 5, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAI Reuters
Rescuers work at a site of a dairy plant hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine in this handout picture released June 5, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS
Rescuers work at a site of a dairy plant hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine in this handout picture released June 5, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAI Reuters
The site of a dairy plant hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine in this handout picture released June 5, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS
The site of a dairy plant hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine in this handout picture released June 5, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via REUTERS STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAI Reuters

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This story was originally published June 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM.

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