Strike on Kyiv: Staircase collapses inside damaged residential building
Photo: Russian forces attack Kyiv with missiles and drones (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
In Kyiv, the gap between staircases collapsed in one of the multi-story buildings damaged by a Russian strike on June 17, according to the Kyiv City State Administration.
"In the Solomianskyi district, one of the buildings damaged in the enemy attack on June 17 experienced the collapse of internal structures," the city administration stated.
According to the administration, the incident involved the collapse of the gap between staircases in a five-story building.
There were no injuries reported. However, rescuers have already evacuated five people. Emergency crews are working at the scene.
Kyiv under fire
On the night of June 17, Russian forces struck Kyiv using drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles.
In the Solomianskyi district, several multi-story residential buildings were damaged. One of them was directly hit by a ballistic missile, which effectively pierced through all the floors, from the ninth to the first.
As a result, 23 people were killed in that building alone. The search and rescue operation lasted more than 39 hours.
Over 400 State Emergency Service (SES) rescuers and more than 200 units of equipment were involved in the clean-up operation.
