On Friday night, one person was killed and several were injured following a Russian drone hit a multi-story residential building in Kyiv, according to the media reports. The attack, part of two waves of drones launched by Russia, marked the 15th assault on Ukraine’s capital this month.
Kyiv’s military administration reported that more than a dozen drones were intercepted over the city during the four-hour attack, which started around 9pm local time. Explosions were heard in the city shortly after the air raid alert sounded.
The drone, a Russian suicide drone, struck a 25-story residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, leading to damage on the upper floors. The impact led to the death of one teenage girl and injured five people, one of them is being treated at hospital, according to the media reports.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service detailed that apartments on the 17th, 18th, and 19th floors sustained damage from the strike. Firefighters were dispatched to contain the fire that happened due to the attack. Around 100 people were evacuated from the building as a safety measure.
The airstrike was part of a larger assault, with Russia launching a total of 63 drones across many parts of Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense forces managed to intercept 36 of these drones, primarily over Kyiv and the Odesa region. However, at least 16 drones were reported locationally lost.
Since the starting of October, residents in Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine have endured near-daily drone and missile attacks. Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022, has targeted urban areas beyond the frontline, though it denies deliberately aiming at civilians.
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