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A 60-year-old man was killed at a railway crossing in Kyiv Oblast, amid a Russian drone attack on the region, the Kyiv Oblast Military Administration reported.
The deceased man, an employee of Ukrzaliznytsia — Ukraine's state railway company, was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived at the scene.
Multiple drones targeted Kyiv Oblast in the early hours of Feb. 22 in a Russian drone attack, local authorities reported. Drone debris fell in Kyiv and a fire broke out on private property, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said on Feb. 22.
A local warehouse in Kyiv Oblast is burning as firefighting operations are underway.
The windows of an educational institution and residential high-rise building have also been shattered.
The full extent of the damage caused was not immediately available.
Russia has increased its drone attacks on Ukraine's capital and surrounding region in recent months, regularly launching dozens of attack drones towards Kyiv.
The Kyiv Independent news desk
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