Ukraine war latest: Russian attack on Kyiv kills 3, including child; Zelensky meets European leaders in Moldova

A missile overnight attack on Kyiv killed three civilians, including a nine-year-old child, on June 1, according to the local police.

Sixteen people have been injured by the strike, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.

Russian troops launched seven Iskander-M tactical ballistic missiles and three Inskander-K cruise missiles at Kyiv, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported. Ukraine’s air defense downed all of them.

A 33-year-old woman and a 34-year-old woman with her nine-year-old daughter were killed in north-eastern Kyiv, where Russian missile debris fell on a clinic and a residential building.

The husband of the 33-year-old killed woman told Suspilne news outlet that his wife was trying to get into a bomb shelter, which turned out to be closed.

"There was an air raid (alarm), and people ran to the shelter. The shelter was simply locked… People knocked, knocked for a very long time… There were women, children, and no one opened it... At that moment, it (debris) hit," said the husband.

The incident sparked a public outrage, prompting the authorities to start criminal proceedings.

According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, four people, including one district official and four employees of the clinic, have been detained under the investigation.

President Volodymyr Zelensky promised a “firm” response to those responsible.

The missile attack also damaged houses, non-residential buildings, and cars, according to the Kyiv police.

According to the media center of the Defense Ministry, Russia spent $17 million for its June 1 attack on Kyiv. The media center said that an Iskander-M missile costs up to $2 million, while an Iskander-K costs up to $1 million.

Russian forces have attacked Kyiv with missiles and kamikaze drones 18 times since the beginning of May, causing civilian casualties.

Russian attacks with guided aerial bombs and mortars on the oblasts of Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk killed at least one person and injured six others on June 1.