Drone attack on Kyiv: Solomianskyi district hit, apartments on fire, injuries reported
Illustrative photo: Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv overnight on July 31 (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Kyiv came under a massive drone attack overnight on July 31. The Solomianskyi district was hit, resulting in fires and injuries.
RBC-Ukraine has compiled everything currently known about the drone strike on the capital.
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Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv from multiple directions during the night of July 30–31.
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The Solomianskyi district suffered the most damage.
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Several fires broke out, including in residential buildings.
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At least 8 people were injured, including children.
Explosions began around 11:00 PM Kyiv time, and Ukrainian air defenses were actively engaged.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force and local authorities, dozens of drones approached the city from the north, south, and east, with monitoring groups confirming intense UAV activity toward Kyiv.
Damage in Solomianskyi district:
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Drone debris fell near a three-story residential building, sparking a gas pipe fire. Several people were trapped in a garage.
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At another address, a sixth-floor apartment in a seven-story building caught fire. The blaze was contained, and one injured person was hospitalized.
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A non-residential building sustained a fire on the ground floor.
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In a separate location, debris hit the top floor of a nine-story residential building.
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Several cars caught fire in the courtyards near the impact sites.
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Fires were also recorded at multiple non-residential locations.
The State Emergency Service (DSNS) reported a strike on a higher education institution as well.
According to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko, damage was also reported in the Sviatoshynskyi district at multiple sites.
Kyiv's emergency services, firefighters, and medical teams responded throughout the night. The situation remains under control, and investigations into the full scale of the damage continue.)
Photo: Rescuers show aftermath of the strike on Kyiv (facebook.com/DSNS.GOV.UA)
Injuries reported
As of 2:50 AM Kyiv time, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko, the number of injured in Kyiv had risen to eight, including two children.
However, State Emergency Service (DSNS) officials earlier reported four people injured, based on preliminary data.
Mass drone attacks by Russia
Recently, Christian Freuding, head of the Situation Center for Ukraine at Germany’s Ministry of Defense and a Bundeswehr major general, warned that Russia might be preparing to launch up to 2,000 drones simultaneously against Ukraine.
In response, Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, urged caution when discussing such projections. He noted that while Russia’s drone attacks are intensifying, it’s important not to frighten the population unnecessarily.
"We should of course prepare for an increase in drone attacks, as the trend indicates," Ihnat stated, referring to speculation that Russia could launch up to a thousand drones per night in the near future.
