Russia strikes Kyiv, setting warehouses, green space, and home ablaze
Photo: Medical personnel were called to one of the districts (facebook.com/DSNS.GOV.UA)
On the evening of Saturday, August 29, and into the night of August 30, the Russians once again attacked Kyiv. As a result of the Russian strike, fires were reported in several districts of the city.
RBC-Ukraine reports everything that is known as of now.
Key points:
- Russia regularly uses drones, which frequently trigger air raid alerts or all-clear signals in the city
- A residential building and warehouses are on fire as a result of the Russian attack
- Damage has been reported in the Obolonskyi, Podilskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Dniprovskyi districts.
Over the past few days, starting on August 27, Russia has been attacking Kyiv and the Kyiv region with drones almost around the clock.
The night of August 29–30 was no exception, as Kyiv once again experienced constant air raid alerts and all-clear signals; the Ukrainian Air Force repeatedly detected drones heading toward the city, after which the sounds of explosions were heard in Kyiv.
Consequences
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and the Kyiv City Military Administration reported that damage had so far been documented in the Obolonskyi, Podilskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Dniprovskyi districts.
More details on each of them are provided below.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Obolonskyi district
Local authorities reported that in Obolonskyi district, a Russian drone crashed in an area between residential buildings.
Later, Klitschko also stated that a fire had broken out on the second through fifth floors of a 12-story building.
"As a result of the Russian strike, a fire broke out on the second through fifth floors of a 12-story residential building. The fire was extinguished over an area of 80 square meters," the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported at 3:20 a.m.
Podilskyi district
A fire was reported in a warehouse in the Podilskyi district. Medical personnel were also called to this district.
Holosiivskyi district
According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, a warehouse building was damaged here, and a two-story non-residential building was struck.
At 3:20 a.m., the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that a fire had broken out in an administrative building. The fire has now been extinguished.
Dniprovskyi district
In this district, a fire was reported in a green area following a drone crash.
Russia intensified attacks on Kyiv
Over the past three days, and today marks the fourth, Russia has been launching massive attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region. On August 27 alone, there were 13 air raid alerts in the capital within a single day, setting a record since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council of Center for Countering Disinformation, explained that Russia's tactic was to provoke air raid alerts and wear down Ukraine's air defense systems and the population.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi announced that the Cabinet of Ministers is preparing changes regarding operations during prolonged air raid alerts. In addition, approaches to the curfew will be revised.
