Russian missile attack on Kyiv leaves increasing number of dead PHOTO

The death toll has risen following Russia's overnight ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region, which triggered fires in residential buildings and warehouse facilities across the Ukrainian capital.

According to Ukraine's State Emergency Service, warehouse and industrial facilities were damaged in the Bucha, Brovary and Fastiv districts of the Kyiv region.

The strikes also hit Kyiv's Obolon, Sviatoshynskyi, Holosiivskyi and Desnianskyi districts.

Authorities initially reported 14 people killed and 27 others injured in the attacks. The State Emergency Service later confirmed one additional fatality, bringing the death toll to 15.

By Jeyhun Aghazada