Russian drone attack on Kyiv: civilians injured, house and cars on fire – photos

Ivashkiv Olena — 29 October 2024, 05:50
Russian drone attack on Kyiv: civilians injured, house and cars on fire – photos
Aftermath of the Russian attack on Kyiv. Photo: Kyiv City Military Administration

Russian drone wreckage has fallen in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts, causing fires and injuring six people.

Source: Serhii Popko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Details: Early reports indicate that a residential building, several cars and a commercial property caught fire.

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Aftermath of the Russian attack on Kyiv.
Photo: Kyiv City Military Administration

All emergency services are at the scene.

 
Aftermath of the Russian attack on Kyiv.
Photo: Kyiv City Military Administration

Klitschko added that two people had been injured in the Solomianskyi district: one had been hospitalised, while a woman received medical assistance at the scene.

фото: ДСНС
Firefighters extinguishing fire.
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Updated: The Kyiv City Military Administration reported at 05:17 that the fire in the Solomianskyi district had been extinguished. 

However, there was a risk of depressurisation in the gas supply system. An emergency gas service team rushed to the scene.

фото: ДСНС
Firefighters extinguishing fire.
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

It was reported at around 05:50 that a gas pipe on the facade of a nine-storey residential building in the Solomianskyi district had ruptured, leading to a fire in a nearby shop. The fire has been contained. 

The Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed at 06:27 that six people had been injured, one of whom sustained serious leg injuries and was hospitalised. 

The State Emergency Service evacuated 15 people.

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