As a result of the shelling in the village of Markhalivka, Fastivsky district, Kyiv region, more than eight private houses caught fire, as a result of which five people died, including three children, and another woman may be under the rubble, the State Emergency Service said.

"At about 15:24 on March 4, in the village of Markhalivka, Fastivky district, Kyiv region, as a result of shelling, more than eight private residential buildings caught fire. The units of the State Emergency Service evacuated two children from the rubble. As a result of the shelling, five people were killed (including three children), another woman may be under the rubble," the service said.