Russian attack damages Kyiv metro station, residential building and medical center: Footage
Photo: What is known about the aftermath of the ballistic missile and drone attack (facebook.com/DSNSODE)
Russia has been attacking Kyiv with various weapons since the evening of October 18, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. One person has been killed and others injured.
RBC-Ukraine has compiled everything known about the aftermath of the overnight attack on the capital.
The first hits on the city were recorded late in the evening on October 18. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported strikes in two districts.
"There was a hit in the Desnianskyi district, preliminarily on a medical center building. In the Dniprovskyi district, a non-residential building was hit," Klitschko said.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that Russia launched ballistic missile strikes on the capital overnight on October 19. The strikes caused damage in at least three districts of the city.
Dead and injured
After midnight, Klitschko reported that one person had been killed and two others injured in the attack. One of the wounded was hospitalized.
The mayor soon clarified that the number of injured had risen to three, with two of them being treated in city hospitals. He said the person killed was a 21-year-old woman.
In the Solomianskyi district, where missile debris hit a high-rise residential building, three people were initially reported injured. Medical personnel provided assistance at the scene. The number of injured later increased.
"Five people were injured in the Solomianskyi district as a result of the enemy attack on the capital on October 19. One of the wounded was hospitalized. The others received medical assistance at the scene," the mayor wrote.
Overall, according to the State Emergency Service, one person was killed and eight others were injured in the overnight strike.
Where strikes hit in Kyiv's districts
According to the State Emergency Service, a non-residential building was on fire in the Desnianskyi district. Cars and a metro station were also damaged. A deceased person was found at the scene of the fire.
Klitschko also reported that one of the metro stations on the left bank of the capital had been damaged. Nearby, falling debris caused the running rail and the contact rail to break apart.
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Photo: One person killed and eight injured in overnight attack on Kyiv (State Emergency Service)
Photo: One person killed and eight injured in overnight attack on Kyiv (State Emergency Service)
Photo: One person killed and eight injured in overnight attack on Kyiv (State Emergency Service)
Photo: One person killed and eight injured in overnight attack on Kyiv (State Emergency Service)
Photo: One person killed and eight injured in overnight attack on Kyiv (State Emergency Service)
Photo: One person killed and eight injured in overnight attack on Kyiv (State Emergency Service)
In the Solomianskyi district, debris hit the first floor of a 25-story residential building, Klitschko said.
At another address, a non-residential building was hit. The State Emergency Service added that a fire broke out inside a medical facility, while the facade and windows of the high-rise building were damaged.
In the Dniprovskyi district, a strike hit the grounds of a non-residential development, according to Klitschko. The State Emergency Service reported that an educational institution was damaged there.
Rescuers extinguished the fires caused by the Russian strikes.
The Chernihivska and Lisova metro stations in Kyiv were closed for entry and exit following the strike. In the morning, trains will run between Akademmistechko and Darnytsia stations.
As RBC-Ukraine reported, the US did not warn Ukraine about the ballistic missile attack on Kyiv.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been a technical issue with the early warning system and stressed that intelligence sharing had not been suspended.
