KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 8, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Russian strikes killed three people including a child in a district northeast of Ukraine's capital, a regional military official said on Saturday, as Kyiv warned of incoming ballistic missiles.

Moscow has significantly upped its attacks on the Ukrainian capital in recent months, typically firing salvos of hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles in short blitzes that rock buildings and send booms echoing across the city.

Three people including a child were killed and three others were wounded in strikes in Brovary district northeast of Kyiv, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration, wrote on Telegram.

Falling debris from the attacks damaged houses and vehicles and caused a fire in a non-residential building, he said.

Inside the capital, an AFP reporter heard a dozen explosions as Ukraine's air force warned of the "threat of ballistic weapon use from the north".

"An air raid alert has been declared in Kyiv due to the use of ballistic missiles," the city's military administration said, instructing residents to take shelter.