Russian Iskander missile damages Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv
Photo: Debris from the Iskander missile damaged the Azerbaijani embassy in Kyiv (Getty Images)
As a result of a massive Russian strike on Kyiv on the night of Friday, November 14, the building of the Azerbaijani embassy was damaged, according to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to him, the diplomatic mission was damaged by fragments of an Iskander missile.
Zelenskyy notes that the Russian attack was specifically aimed at causing maximum damage to people and civilian infrastructure.
"This was a deliberately calculated attack aimed at causing maximum harm to people and civilian infrastructure. In Kyiv alone, dozens of apartment buildings have been damaged. The Azerbaijani Embassy was hit by debris from an Iskander missile," the President says.
Massive Russian strike on Ukraine on November 14
Russia used about 430 drones and 18 missiles, including ballistic and aeroballistic missiles, for the night attack on Ukraine. The main target of the attack was Kyiv.
Russia also struck the Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa regions. According to preliminary data, in the morning, the Russians struck the Sumy region with a Zircon missile.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, radio-technical troops detected and tracked 449 air attack vehicles — 19 missiles and 430 drones of various types. Air defense forces eliminated 419 enemy targets.
At the same time, Russian missiles and 23 strike drones were recorded hitting 13 locations, as well as falling at 44 locations.
As a result of the Russian strike on Kyiv, drones and debris hit high-rise buildings in several districts of the capital, including Desnianskyi, Dniprovskyi, Obolonskyi, and Podilskyi.
In total, about 30 buildings were damaged, as well as medical facilities, public transport, office premises, shops, and cars.
As of this morning, 4 people have been killed in Kyiv as a result of the massive Russian night attack.
More photos from the site of Russian strikes in Kyiv can be found in the RBC-Ukraine photo report.