Kyiv hit again: Russian drone strikes nine-story residential building after alert
Illustrative photo: A fire broke out in Kyiv after a drone strike (State Emergency Service)
"In Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district, a fire broke out in a nine-story residential building after a UAV struck the building. There is preliminary information about structural damage," he said.
Klitschko added that the capital's emergency services were already heading to the site of the strike.
Updated at 5:00 p.m. Kyiv time
The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that a woman was killed in the enemy attack. One person was also injured.
Updated at 5:55 p.m.
The number of people injured in the enemy strike on a residential building in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district has risen to three.
They include two children: a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. The injured are receiving medical care.
Earlier today, Russian drone attacks sparked fires in several districts of Kyiv. According to preliminary information, one of the drones struck a warehouse facility in the Dniprovskyi district. Casualties were also reported.
In addition, a Russian Shahed drone struck a 22-story residential building in the Darnytskyi district in the morning. A fire broke out on the 12th floor, and parts of the walls were destroyed.
According to Ukraine's National Police, six people were injured in the attack, including a pregnant woman.
RBC-Ukraine reported that Russian forces attacked six districts of the Kyiv region overnight and in the morning on September 9. In Bila Tserkva, a drone strike sparked a fire at a food-processing facility.
Emergency workers from the State Emergency Service spent the night extinguishing the fire. Repeated air raid alerts complicated efforts to deal with the aftermath.
