Russian attack on Kyiv: medical facility on fire, one person killed
The Russian armed forces attacked Kyiv on the night of 4-5 January, causing fire at a medical facility and killing one person.
Source: Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Kyrylo Fesyk, Head of Obolonskyi District State Administration, on social media, State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) on Facebook
Quote from Tkachenko: "We recorded reports of a fire in the Obolonskyi district as a result of an enemy attack."
Updated: At 03:31, Tkachenko reported the evacuation of people from the damaged building.
Quote from Tkachenko: "In the Obolonskyi district, people are being evacuated from the building damaged as a result of the attack."
Details: Tkachenko also reported that a woman had been injured and was "being provided assistance on site."
At 03:46, Tkachenko reported that one person had been killed as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv.
Quote from Tkachenko: "As of now, one person has been killed as a result of the attack.
The attack is ongoing, please stay safe."
Details: Fesyk reported that "as a result of the fall of debris," a private medical facility had been damaged.
At 04:42, Tkachenko reported that the number of those injured had increased to two.
Updated: In the morning, the SES reported that a hit had been recorded on a four-storey medical facility building in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district on the first floor, which houses the inpatient department.
Firefighters stated that the fire had been extinguished.
Quote from SES: "During the inspection of the premises, the body of a person was found.
Twenty-five people were evacuated.
One woman was injured; she was provided assistance on site."
Background: It was previously reported that air defence forces were responding to Russian targets in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast.
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