Russian drone, missile attack kills three in Ukraine

(Reuters)

KYIV, March 24- Russia launched drones and missiles overnight on Tuesday at Ukraine, killing ​at least three people, damaging houses and ‌triggering fires, Ukrainian officials said.

The attack came as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Monday of ​an imminent, mass Russian attack on the ​country, citing Ukrainian intelligence.

One person was ⁠killed and five injured in a drone ​and missile strike on the city of ​Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine, the regional governor said on the Telegram messaging app.

“Russia launched a massive ​combined strike on Zaporizhzhia using drones and ​missiles,” Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

Fedorov also reported that six ‌apartment ⁠buildings, two private houses, a store, non-residential buildings as well as an industrial infrastructure facility in Zaporizhzhia were damaged in ​the attack.

He ​posted pictures ⁠on Telegram showing firefighters putting out a fire in a ​high-rise building and of a smaller ​building ⁠engulfed in flames.

Two people were killed and 11 injured in the attack in the eastern ⁠Poltava ​region, the regional governor ​said, adding that residential buildings and a hotel were damaged.