Former Strategic Communications Official Killed in Russian Strike on Kyiv

Maria Ivzhenko, a former employee of Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications, was killed in Kyiv as a result of a Russian strike on a business center, according to Ukrainian officials.

The Center for Strategic Communications is a Ukrainian government body focused on countering disinformation and coordinating public communication during the war with Russia.

Details of the strike, including the number of other casualties or the extent of damage to the business center, were still emerging following the attack.

The death adds to the continued toll of Russian strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, which have targeted a range of infrastructure and civilian sites throughout the war.

Ukrainian authorities have consistently condemned such strikes as attacks on civilian areas, while Russia has said its operations target military and infrastructure-related sites.