Iranian-made drones hit Ukraine's Kyiv region for first time- officials


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  • Thursday, 06 Oct 2022

A view shows a building damaged by a Russian suicide drones strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, Ukraine October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

BILA TSERKVA/KYIV (Reuters) - Dozens of firefighters rushed to douse blazes on Wednesday in a town near Ukraine's capital Kyiv following multiple strikes caused by what local officials said were Iranian-made loitering munitions, often known as 'kamikaze drones'.

Six drones hit a building overnight in Bila Tserkva, around 75 km (45 miles) south of the capital, said the governor of the Kyiv region, Oleksiy Kuleba.

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