Kyiv under attack: Buildings hit, several high-rises burning after Russian strike
Consequences of the attack are being assessed (Photo: facebook.com/DSNSPOLTAVA)
On the night of November 14, Russian forces launched a massive attack on Kyiv using drones and missiles. As a result of the enemy strike, high-rise buildings in the capital are on fire, and casualties have already been reported, according to the Telegram channels of Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko and Kyiv City Military Administration Head Tymur Tkachenko.
Key questions:
- The enemy launched drones, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and Kinzhal missiles at the capital.
- Many buildings are on fire in Kyiv.
- Five people were injured as a result of the attack.
Weapons used by the Russian forces
Since the evening of November 13, the Ukrainian Air Force had been tracking enemy drones in various regions of the country.
Closer to the end of the day, the enemy attempted to strike the capital with these drones. With the onset of November 14, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and Kinzhal missiles were recorded in Ukraine’s airspace, which the enemy directed toward Kyiv and other areas. Amid this, explosions were repeatedly heard across the capital, and they continue to this moment.
Specifically, at around 01:27 Kyiv time, a ballistic missile again targeted the capital.
Initial consequences
According to Klitschko and Tkachenko, the effects of the enemy attack are currently being recorded in at least the Dniprovskyi, Darnytskyi, Podilskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Solomianskyi districts.
Dniprovskyi district
The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration reported that, according to preliminary data, a drone hit a residential building in the Dniprovskyi district. At the same time, Klitschko noted that debris struck a five-story building.
“In the Dniprovskyi district, there is a fire in a multi-story residential building. Emergency services are on their way,” Klitschko added at 01:25 Kyiv time.
Updated at 01:52
“In the Dniprovskyi district, where debris struck a five-story residential building, there is damage on one of the lower floors, and two apartments are on fire. Nine people have been evacuated from the building. All emergency services are working on-site,” Klitschko wrote at that moment.
As of 02:50, it is known that in this district, three multi-apartment residential buildings and a private estate were damaged, and a fire broke out in an open area.
Darnytskyi district
Initially, reports indicated that a car had fallen in the Darnytskyi district. Later, it became known that debris had fallen on school grounds and in the courtyard of a residential building.
As of 01:36 Kyiv time, it is known that at least two multi-story buildings were hit in the Darnytskyi district.
In the Darnytskyi District, as of 02:50, debris fell into the courtyard of a residential building and on the grounds of an educational institution. In addition, a car caught fire as a result of the falling debris.
Podilskyi district
“In the Podilskyi district, there is a fire in a multi-story residential building,” Klitschko reported at 01:09 Kyiv time.
Some time later, he added that in the Podilskyi district, another multi-story building caught fire, approximately on the 12th floor.
Updated at 01:45
“There is a fire in another residential building in the Podilskyi district,” the mayor clarified.
Updated at 02:10
Klitschko reported that in the Podilskyi district, there is a fire in a five-story building and in a non-residential building.
As of 02:50, it is known that in the Podilskyi district, five residential buildings and a non-residential building have been damaged.
Desnianskyi district
According to the Kyiv mayor, a multi-story building is falling in the Desnianskyi district.
Solomianskyi district
“In the Solomianskyi district, there is a fire on the roof of a five-story residential building,” Klitschko reported at 01:29 Kyiv time.
Shevchenkivskyi District
It is known that debris caught fire in an open area in this district.
Updated at 02:04
“In the Shevchenkivskyi district, there is damage to an administrative building,” the head of the capital reported.
As of 02:50, it is known that as a result of falling debris, fires broke out in an open area near a medical facility and in a non-residential building.
Holosiivskyi district
In this district, falling debris caused a fire in a medical facility. As of 02:50, damage was also reported in a non-residential building.
Sviatoshynskyi district
According to the mayor, as of 02:10, a private house is on fire in the Sviatoshynskyi district.
Casualties
So far, it is known that medical teams were called to at least the Shevchenkivskyi, Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Solomianskyi, and Desnianskyi districts.
At 01:37 Kyiv time, the mayor of Kyiv reported that two people had been hospitalized as a result of the enemy attack.
Updated at 01:50
Tymur Tkachenko reported that the number of casualties in the capital has risen to five.
Updated at 02:54
It is currently reported that there are 10 injured in the capital, according to the head of the regional administration. Four of them have been hospitalized by medical teams, including one man in extremely serious condition.
Russian attacks on Kyiv
The Russian forces have recently been regularly attacking Kyiv with drones and missiles, striking energy infrastructure and other facilities.
For example, this occurred on the night of November 8. During a drone attack in the Pecherskyi district, debris fell into the courtyard of a residential building.
