Air defenses active nonstop in Kyiv amid massive attack, updated damage reports
Photo: Kyiv reports repelling massive aerial attack (Getty Images)
Kyiv is under a massive aerial attack by Russian forces tonight, May 24. Air defense systems are actively operating, and falling debris has been recorded in five districts of the capital. Eight people are reported injured, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
"Night attack on Kyiv: air defense operating, casualties and damage reported," said the mayor.
Klitschko noted that Kyiv and the surrounding region are under a massive attack by Russian forces.
"Air defense systems are working nonstop in the capital and the suburbs," he stated.
Regarding the consequences of the Russian combined attack on the capital, Klitschko outlined the current situation. At the moment, falling debris has been reported in five districts of Kyiv.
According to Klitschko, the falling debris caused fires and damage in the following areas:
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In the Solomianskyi district, an apartment in a residential building caught fire;
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In the Sviatoshynskyi district, a non-residential building was set ablaze;
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Debris also fell in the Dniprovskyi, Obolonskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi districts.
"There are currently eight reported casualties. Two people were hospitalized from the Dniprovskyi district. Another six received medical assistance on-site in the Sviatoshynskyi district," the mayor added.
It was also reported that debris fell on a shopping center in the Obolonskyi district and on a residential building in the Obolon neighborhood.
"Emergency services are on their way," Klitschko said.
Massive aerial strike on Kyiv
As reported earlier, on the evening of May 23, an air raid alert was declared in Kyiv due to a threat of Shahed drones. Later that night, ballistic missiles were also launched.
During the first wave of the drone attack (on Friday evening), debris fell in the Holosiivskyi district, damaging four vehicles. No injuries were reported.
Later that night, Russian forces launched dozens of Shahed drones at the Ukrainian capital and carried out missile strikes. Due to the combined attack, explosions were heard again in Kyiv, and air defense was active.
More details on the consequences of the massive Russian attack on Kyiv are available in the RBC-Ukraine report.
