Debris from Russian aerial assets falls in Bila Tserkva, fire breaks out
Debris from aerial assets have fallen in the city of Bila Tserkva in Kyiv Oblast following a large-scale Russian missile and drone attack on the night of 24-25 April. A fire and heavy smoke have been recorded at the scene.
Source: Volodymyr Vovkotrub, Secretary of Bila Tserkva City Council, on Facebook
Quote: "It has been a very difficult morning for our hromada. Sadly, debris from enemy aerial assets has been recorded. A fire has broken out and there is heavy smoke." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]
Details: Vovkotrub said heavy smoke is visible at the scene.
Emergency services will begin dealing with the aftermath as soon as the security situation allows.
Residents living near the scene of the strike have been urged to keep windows and doors tightly closed and to limit time spent outdoors.
Background:
- Russian forces launched a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine using drones and cruise and ballistic missiles on the night of 24-25 April.
- Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said Russian forces had struck the Kyivskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of the city with ballistic missiles and a drone had hit a high-rise residential building in the Saltivskyi district.
- A series of explosions was heard in the city of Dnipro during the same large-scale attack, with major fires breaking out, buildings damaged and people injured.
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