Kyiv residents trapped after Russian missile hits five-story building
Photo: State Emergency Service units dealing with the aftermath of the attack on Kyiv (Kyiv State Emergency Service)
In Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, residents of a five-story building found themselves trapped after rocket debris hit the building, according to a Telegram post by the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko.
Consequences in the Solomianskyi district
According to the information, a fire broke out in the courtyard near the building – rescue units were dispatched to the scene.
"In the Solomianskyi district, people are trapped in a five-story building as a result of falling rocket debris. A fire broke out in the courtyard of a residential building. Emergency services are heading to the scene," Klitschko wrote.
It is also known that in the Solomianskyi district, a fire broke out in a 6-story non-residential building as a result of the strike. Additionally, according to the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, cars are on fire in a parking lot in the same district.
Other consequences
Klitschko also wrote that in the Holosiivskyi and Darnytskyi districts, debris was recorded falling on non-residential areas. Also in Darnytskyi – a strike on non-residential territory, and in the Shevchenkivskyi district, a fire at a car wash.
Russia struck with ballistic missiles on the night of August 1
On the night of August 1, Russian forces attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles. As a result of the attack, a series of very loud explosions were heard in the city.
