Russian missile attack damages infrastructure in Ukraine’s Brovary, near Kyiv: Mayor

The mayor of the Ukrainian city Brovary said that a missile attack by Russia damaged infrastructure on Sunday.

As the war in Ukraine entered the 52nd day, the Russian forces accelerated attacks on major cities of the country. A missile attack in the early hours of Sunday damaged infrastructure in the city of Brovary, near Ukraine's capital of Kyiv, Igor Sapozhko, mayor of Brovary said in an online post.

There were no details on the extent of the destruction and potential casualties.

Attack on Kyiv

Russia stepped up its attack on the capital city of Kyiv, and other western cities after Russian authorities accused Ukraine of launching airstrikes in Bryansk, a region bordering Ukraine. Though Moscow claimed that it was only targeting military sites, this has been refuted by witnesses.

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With the renewed attacks on the capital city, Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged Ukrainians not to return to Kyiv. He warned that strikes on the capital are likely to continue and its suburbs are rigged with explosives. Airstrikes ripped through Darnytski district of the capital, though the Russian Defense Ministry said it targeted an armored vehicle plant in the Ukrainian capital.

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