Girl survives fall from ninth floor during missile strike on Kyiv
Russia launched a combined strike on Kyiv on July 31 (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
During the Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of July 31, a girl named Veronika was thrown from the ninth floor of a residential building and survived. She is currently in the hospital, according to TSN.
According to Veronika, she had fallen asleep in her room and woke up already on the ground after the explosion. The girl was likely thrown out by the blast wave along with her bed, which partially softened the fall.
"I was just thrown from the ninth floor. My leg is broken and a tooth came out. I was conscious. I was just sleepy and didn't understand what was happening. I heard the explosion — and a second later, I was on the ground," she said.
Veronika says she still cannot understand how she managed to survive such a fall. She assumes that the bed acted as a "safety cushion," which is why she only suffered a broken leg.
"Most likely, I was sitting on the bed and just fell along with it. That's why I didn't hit hard, because the bed is soft," she explained.
What happened to her family
Veronika currently does not know anything about the fate of her parents.
"I don't know what happened to my father, what happened to my mother. I don't know where they are or what's going on with them," the girl said.
Attack on Kyiv on July 31
During the night of July 31, Russia attacked Kyiv with drones and missiles.
As a result of the strike, an entrance of a residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district was destroyed, and several apartments in the Solomianskyi district were damaged.
According to the latest data, at least 11 people were killed in the attack, including a child. More than 135 people were injured.
Over 1,200 rescuers and police officers were involved in the emergency response.
