According to the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, the deceased woman was six months pregnant.
Russia attacked the center of the capital during the morning rush hour with drones on Monday and bombed other cities across the country, the second widespread attacks in a week as its forces suffer battlefield setbacks.
Soldiers fired into the air trying to shoot down the drones after explosions rocked central kyiv. Residents fled for shelter. In the sky, an anti-aircraft rocket was seen followed by an explosion and orange flames.
Ukraine said the strikes were carried out by Iranian-made “suicide drones,” which fly to their target and detonate.
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed it had carried out a “massive” attack on military targets and energy infrastructure across Ukraine, using high-precision weapons.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi said later that other cities had also been killed in Monday’s attacks.
A drone strike also hit the Everi sea terminal in the southern city of Mykolaiv late on Sunday, according to authorities, damaging sunflower oil storage tanks.
“This is a totally civilian facility. There are no military,” said Andriy, 47, a senior manager who did not want to give his last name.