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Russian attack on Kyiv aftermath: Photo report from site of destruction

Russian attack on Kyiv aftermath: Photo report from site of destruction Photo from the site of the destruction in a high-rise building in Kyiv on December 22 (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Last night, the biggest damage was caused by a Russian Shaheds attack on Kyiv's Solomianskyi district. A high-rise building was damaged there, where not only windows were smashed in the apartments on the upper floors due to falling drone fragments, but walls were also broken.

RBC-Ukraine publishes a photo report from the scene.

The pictures below show the technical floor. As you can see from the photos, the walls around it have been virtually destroyed.

Photo: footage from the site of the destruction of a high-rise building in Kyiv on December 22 (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)

What is known about the destruction in the Solomianskyi district

During the Russian night Shahed attack, drone debris fell in many districts of the capital. Among them are the Darnytskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Solomianskyi districts. Thus, in the latter, a high-rise building suffered significant damage.

In particular, the building caught fire on the upper floors. According to rescuers, the fire started on the 24th floor. In addition, three apartments (on the 24th-26th floors) have partially destroyed walls and three more have broken windows.

Preliminarily, there are two victims in the Solomianskyi district with bruises of soft tissue and cut wounds. One of them was hospitalized.

The apartment that was virtually destroyed belongs to Andrii Kovalskyi, host of the United News telethon.

RBC-Ukraine also published footage of the damaged house and yard, where cars were also damaged. Photos and videos can be found in the report here.