Fire breaks out in Solomianskyi district of Kyiv due to fallen drone debris

A non-residential building has caught fire in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv as a result of debris falling from a downed Russian drone.  

Source: Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv

Quote: "Early reports indicate that due to the falling of drone debris, a single-storey non-residential building is on fire in the capital’s Solomianskyi district. The area nearby is also on fire." 

Details: Klitschko stated that a fire had also been reported in the Sviatoshynskyi district. However, as emergency services reported, this incident was unrelated to the Russian attack on the city. 

Background: An air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv at 22:49 on 9 February due to the threat of Russian attack UAVs. Ukrainian air defence forces were responding in the city.   

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