Russian attack on Kyiv aircraft plant kills 2; 1 dead after apartments struck
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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian attack on an aircraft factory in Kyiv, Ukraine, has left at least two people dead and seven others hurt, Ukrainian officials said Monday.
According to The Associated Press, the incident occurred Monday at the Antonov factory, the country’s largest aircraft manufacturing plant. Ukraine’s parliament tweeted that Russian shelling caused a large fire, killing two people and injuring seven.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russian artillery fire struck an apartment building in northern Kyiv, killing one person and injuring three others, the AP reported. Photos and videos from the scene showed rescue crews pulling survivors from the nine-story building as firefighters worked to put out the blaze, according to the news agency.
The attacks came the same day that Ukrainian and Russian officials began a fourth round of high-level negotiations via video conference, the AP reported. Mykhailo Podolyak, an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, tweeted that “communication is being held, yet it’s hard.”
Photos: Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building kills 1, officials say In this photo released by Ukrainian State Emergency Service, a firefighter hugs an elderly woman after evacuation from an apartment building hit by shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (Ukrainian State Emergency Service via AP)
Photos: Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building kills 1, officials say In this photo released by Ukrainian State Emergency Service press service, firefighters evacuate an elderly woman from an apartment building hit by shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (Ukrainian State Emergency Service via AP)
Photos: Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building kills 1, officials say In this photo released by Ukrainian State Emergency Service press service, firefighters work at an apartment building hit by shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (Ukrainian State Emergency Service via AP)
Photos: Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building kills 1, officials say In this photo released by Ukrainian State Emergency Service press service, a firefighter work at an apartment building hit by shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (Ukrainian State Emergency Service via AP)
Photos: Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building kills 1, officials say A man places a small Ukrainian flag on a burnt balcony of an apartment in a block which was destroyed by an artillery strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Photos: Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building kills 1, officials say A Ukrainian firefighter walks outside a destroyed building after it was hit by artillery shelling in Kyiv in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Photos: Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building kills 1, officials say Ukrainian soldiers and firefighters search in a destroyed building after a bombing attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Photos: Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building kills 1, officials say A local resident searches for his belongings in an apartment building after it was hit by artillery shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Photos: Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building kills 1, officials say A woman holding a small dog walks in front of an apartment in a block which was destroyed by an artillery strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Photos: Russian attack on Kyiv apartment building kills 1, officials say A local resident searches for her belongings in an apartment building after it was hit by artillery shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)