Russian drone strikes across six districts in Kyiv ignite fire in high-rises, damage civilian homes
A police officer suffered smoke inhalation while helping residents escape a burning 16-story building in Kyiv's Sviatoshynsky district.
Russian military drones targeted six residential districts in Kyiv, with debris causing fires and damaging some civilian buildings and cars.
The primary objective of these drone assaults is to instill fear among the civilian population and undermine morale for resistance to Russian aggression. The deliberate targeting of civilians is classified as a war crime under international law. Despite numerous allegations from Ukrainian officials and international organizations regarding these attacks, Russia has consistently denied targeting civilians intentionally.
The attack affected the Solomyansky, Sviatoshynsky, Dniprovsky, Shevchenkivskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Pecherskyi districts. According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, the most significant damage was reported in Sviatoshynsky, where debris ignited a fire in a 16-story apartment building.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that the fire had spread to 50 square meters and affected apartments on the 15th and 16th floors.
Emergency responders evacuated 18 residents from the affected building. Kyiv Mayor Klitschko reported two casualties in the Sviatoshynsky incident, with “one person hospitalized and another treated at the scene.” A police officer assisting residents suffered from smoke inhalation, according to city officials.
In Solomyansky district, the attack resulted in broken windows in several residential buildings and damage to five parked vehicles.
The Dniprovsky district reported a smaller incident, with a 2-square-meter balcony fire in a nine-story building.
The State Emergency Service extinguished the fire in all places so far.
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