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Kyiv Police Say Recent Drone Attacks Targeted Infrastructure “Kamikaze” drones carried out targeted attacks on infrastructure facilities in the Kyiv region, according to the regional police chief. Three “kamikaze” drones struck Bucha district, Kyiv region police chief Andrii Nebytov said. “Tonight, the enemy has carried out a series of attacks on the infrastructure of the Kyiv region. As a result of the explosions a fire broke out,” he said in a Telegram post on Thursday. There are no victims, according to a preliminary balance. The police chief did not detail what kind of infrastructure facilities were attacked in Bucha. The drones also struck targets in the Makariv community in the Kyiv region overnight, he said. Oleksii Kuleba, head of the military administration of the Kyiv region, also posted about the drones on Telegram. “Today, around 5 o’clock in the morning, the Russians have carried out an attack in the Kyiv region. In one of the communities in the region there were three attacks by enemy kamikaze drones on an infrastructure facility. This caused a fire,” he said. “There are no victims. At 06:45, the fire was localized, there is no open fire. 43 people and 12 units of the emergency services participated in extinguishing the fire,” Kuleba added. He asked residents not to film the scene of the attacks or share it on social media. “Do not specify the locations and places of the attacks. Be responsible, because our security depends on it,” Kuleba added. Thursday’s “kamikaze” attacks come after three consecutive days of deadly Russian attacks on civilian targets across Ukraine, including the capital region.