Russia strikes Kyiv with drones: Fires broke out, casualties reported
Photo: Kyiv was attacked by drones in the morning of January 1 (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
On the first day of the new year, Russia attacked Kyiv with drones. Debris fell in several districts and fires broke out, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Sviatoshynskyi district
“There is a fire in a non-residential building in Sviatoshynskyi district,” Klitschko said.
The Kyiv City Military Administration clarified that Russian drone debris fell on a non-residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of the capital. A local fire broke out, and cars and garages were damaged.
According to the mayor, the attack smashed the windows of a residential building next to the garages where the fire broke out. The tramway was also partially damaged.
According to the mayor of the capital, tram tracks 100 meters from the tram depot were damaged. Glass in three trams was also damaged.
Pecherskyi district
Russian drone debris fell in several locations in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv. According to Klitschko, a fire broke out on the roof of a residential building. The mayor reported partial destruction of the top two floors of a residential building in Pecherskyi district.
According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, the 6th to 4th floors of a six-story residential building were partially destroyed, followed by a fire in apartments on the 4th and 5th floors. The fire was localized to 70 square meters. Residents are being evacuated, and one woman was rescued.
There are also reports of Russian drone debris falling on a neighboring non-residential building in the Pecherskyi district. A fire broke out on the roof, covering an area of 80 square meters. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reports that 75 rescuers and 19 fire and rescue equipment units are working at the scene.
As of 8:25 a.m. Kyiv time, there are 3 victims in Pecherskyi district. 2 of them were hospitalized.
As of 9:05 a.m.. Kyiv time, Klitschko said that the number of injured has increased to four. Two of the victims were hospitalized. Two were treated on the spot. Most of the victims are from the Pecherskyi district.
Updated at 9:35 a.m. Kyiv time. According to the mayor, there are already 6 injured in Kyiv. Two of them were hospitalized, and four were treated on the spot, including a pregnant woman.
At the same time, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, reports five victims, two of whom were hospitalized.
Updated at 11:35 a.m. Kyiv time. Kyiv City Military Administration reported that the body of a dead woman was found under the rubble of a house in Pecherskyi district. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the number of victims has increased to 7, including 2 pregnant women.
New Year's Eve Russian drone attack
On New Year's Eve, Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with drones. The movement of Russian drones was recorded in Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Khmelnytskyi, and Rivne regions.
On the morning of January 1, Ukrainian air defense forces were operating in Kyiv, and explosions were heard.
Sources: Telegram channels of Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv City Military Administration, State Emergency Service, National Police, Prosecutor General's Office, and the National Bank's press service.
