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Russian drone attack kills three children and a woman in Kyiv region

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Russian drone attacks overnight on September 20 killed four people in the Kyiv region, including three children and a woman. The attack damaged over 31 sites across five districts, with the Fastiv district suffering the most damage to homes, industrial buildings, utility structures, agricultural facilities, and vehicles.
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On September 20, Russian drone attacks struck the Kyiv region, resulting in four deaths including three children. A mother and her two 3-year-old children were killed when a drone hit their private home. Another child died later in hospital from injuries sustained in a separate attack. Governor Tymur Tkachanko reported that over 24 hours of attacks damaged more than 31 sites across five districts, with the southwestern Fastiv district suffering the most extensive damage, impacting 24 sites, including homes, industrial buildings, utility facilities, and vehicles. These attacks are part of a pattern of Russian strikes targeting Kyiv and its surrounding areas using drones in recent weeks.

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The southwestern Fastiv district sustained the most damage, with 24 sites hit, including homes, industrial and utility buildings, the grounds of an agricultural enterprise and vehicles, he added.
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Russian drone attack kills three children and a woman in Kyiv region · assertive framing

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Russian drone attack kills three children and a woman in Kyiv region KYIV, Sept 20 - asserted
attack → kill → region
The death toll from an overnight Russian attack on the Kyiv region rose to four, including three children, Kyiv regional authorities said on Sunday. asserted
authorities → rise → Sunday
A mother and her two 3-year-old children were killed in Ukraine's Kyiv region when a Russian drone strike hit a private home, the emergency service said. asserted
service → kill → home
Kyiv region governor Tymur Tkachanko said a girl died in hospital after a separate drone strike in another district. asserted
girl → say → district
Tkachenko said the region endured more than a day of hostile attacks, with 31 sites damaged in five districts. asserted
sites → say → districts
The southwestern Fastiv district sustained the most damage, with 24 sites hit, including homes, industrial and utility buildings, the grounds of an agricultural enterprise and vehicles, he added. asserted
he → sustain → enterprise
Russia has been attacking the capital Kyiv and the surrounding Kyiv region with drones continually in recent weeks. asserted
Russia → attack → weeks
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