Ukraine war: Deadly Kyiv attack, Russian oil refinery hit, Eastern Europe's Russia warning

Russian forces began June with a fresh aerial bombardment of Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding others, authorities said.

Following a reported 17 drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital in May, Russian forces hit Kyiv in the early morning with ground-launched missiles.

The City Administration reported one child was among the dead, with 10 people wounded. 

The casualty toll was the most from one attack on Kyiv in the past month.

In the Desnianskyi district, debris fell on a children’s hospital and a nearby multistory building. Two schools and a police department were damaged.

In another district, Dniprovskyi, a residential building was damaged by burning debris, parked cars caught fire, and debris fell onto the roadway and courtyards.

Ukraine’s General Staff reported the Air Forces intercepted all 10 missiles, which it identified as short-range ballistic Iskander missiles.

Russia has repeatedly targeted Kyiv with waves of drone and missile attacks since the start of the invasion. Attacks against the capital have significantly intensified over the past month as Ukraine prepares for a counteroffensive.

French President Emmanuel Macron conceded on Wednesday France should have heard Eastern European nations' warnings about Russia before it invaded Ukraine. 

"Some said you had missed an opportunity to shut up. I think we also lost an opportunity to listen to you. This time is over," Macron said at the GLOBSEC think tank in Slovakia. 

Macron was alluding to a remark made in 2003 by his predecessor Jacques Chirac, which was directed at Eastern European governments who supported the American invasion of Iraq.

The French president said the division between Eastern and Western Europe should be non-existent