Ukraine said Thursday a Russian drone attack killed three people, including a young girl, in its northern Chernigiv border region.
鈥楾he enemy attacked with drones a gas truck that was delivering household gas to people,鈥� Ukraine鈥檚 national police force said on Telegram.
鈥楾he truck exploded and residential buildings caught fire.鈥�
Three people were killed in the blast, including a girl born in 2018, police added.
Four others were wounded, including two children, aged four and 13.
Police posted photos of a burned out gas truck on the side of a village track and nearby houses destroyed with fires raging in the gardens.
Meanwhile, NATO鈥檚 chief Mark Rutte told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday that his goal as head of the Western military alliance was to ensure that 鈥楿kraine prevails.鈥�
In a major show of support for Kyiv, Rutte went to the Ukrainian capital for his maiden trip as secretary general of the alliance.
But in a joint media appearance, Zelensky blasted Western delays over supplying long-range weapons he says are critical to fighting off the Russian invasion, and called on NATO members to shoot down Russian missiles and drones fired on Ukraine.
Kyiv relies on billions of dollars in Western military aid to fight the Russian invasion, with the NATO leader a powerful voice corralling support for Ukraine on the global stage.
Rutte said he chose Kyiv as his first trip 鈥榯o make crystal clear to you, to the people of Ukraine and to everyone watching, that NATO stands with Ukraine.鈥�
鈥業t is my priority and my privilege to take this support forward working with you to ensure that Ukraine prevails.鈥�
Zelensky has said that without Western aid, Ukraine has no chance of winning the war.
But he has also chided delays in shipments and criticised restrictions that he says limit Kyiv鈥檚 ability to hit back 鈥� statements he repeated alongside Rutte on Thursday.
鈥榃e need sufficient quantity and quality of weapons, including long-range weapons, that, in my opinion, our partners are already dragging out,鈥� Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian leader also called on NATO members to take a more active role in helping his country to fend off Russian aerial attacks.
