Kyiv hit by ballistic missile: Gas station and residential buildings damaged, injuries confirmed
Photo: Russian Zircon missile (Russian media)
Russian forces struck the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv with ballistic missiles. A gas station and private homes were damaged. People were injured, according to statements by the Kyiv City Military Administration on Telegram and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Telegram.
Ballistic strike on Kyiv
According to preliminary information, private residential buildings were damaged in the Dniprovskyi district as a result of the enemy strike, the Kyiv City Military Administration stated.
"Also, at another location in the Dniprovskyi district, a gas station was damaged," the administration clarified.
Casualties have been reported at this location.
Later, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko added that a service station building was also hit in the Dniprovskyi district. Russian forces also struck a private residential building.
"In the same district, debris hit another private residential building. People may be trapped under the rubble," he clarified.
He also confirmed that debris fell near a gas station at another location in the Dniprovskyi district.
"Emergency services are heading to the sites," Klitschko said.
Klitschko also reported one person injured in the Russian attack. She has been hospitalized.
The Kyiv City Military Administration clarified that two people are now known to have been injured in the Russian ballistic strike. They are receiving necessary medical assistance.
Russia attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the evening of October 21. Explosions were heard in the capital.
Furthermore, as a result of a missile strike on the Cosmo Multimall shopping center in Kyiv on October 19, the Zviropolis contact zoo location was damaged. The team reported that all animals are alive and are currently being evacuated.
