A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv injured 26 people and damaged residential buildings, a school, and medical facilities.
KYIV: Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv early Friday, striking residential buildings and triggering explosions across the Ukrainian capital.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported 26 people were injured, with four hospitalised including a pregnant woman and one person in very serious condition.
Falling debris and fires damaged high-rise apartment buildings, a school, a medical facility and administrative buildings.
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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said about 30 residences were damaged and urged swift implementation of measures discussed at a G7 meeting.
“This brutal Russian attack demonstrates the urgent need for new contributions to Ukraine’s defence,” Sybiha wrote on X.
Klitschko said Kyiv’s heating system also suffered damage, with service interrupted in one district.
Three high-rise residential buildings were damaged in the Dniprovskyi district east of the Dnipro River.
Nine residents were evacuated from one building that was ablaze.
Pictures showed flames rising over the city at various sites as residents huddled in rubble-strewn streets.
The governor of the Kyiv region outside the capital said drone and missile attacks injured six people, including a seven-year-old child.
Ukraine’s air force said Russian drones and guided bombs were targeting several other regions. – Reuters
