Russia strikes Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones: residential buildings hit, 1 killed and 21 injured

Russian forces have attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones. Multiple residential buildings have been hit. Early reports indicate that 21 people have been injured and one person has been killed.

Source: Ukraine's Air Force; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration

Quote from the Air Force: "A high-speed asset is heading towards Kyiv."

Details: Residents of various districts of the capital reported at least 10 powerful explosions.

"The capital has come under a large-scale ballistic missile attack. Further launches are possible. Stay in shelters!" Tkachenko said.

Update at 02:00: The mayor reported that, based on early reports, debris from downed assets fell in a non-residential area of the Podilskyi district.

In the Shevchenkivskyi district, missile debris fell on a 24-storey residential building, causing damage. Three people were reported injured.

In the Solomianskyi district, a drone struck a 24-storey residential building. A fire broke out on the 19th floor. A house was also damaged.

In the Darnytskyi district, debris fell on the roof of a multi-storey residential building.

Update at 03:00: Klitschko reported that the number of those injured had risen to five. One of them was hospitalised.

He said that in the Shevchenkivskyi district, a drone struck a nine-storey residential building between the second and third floors.

In the Obolonskyi district, a drone struck a 16-storey apartment building between the 11th and 12th floors and a non-residential building next to a three-storey residential building, causing fires. A single-storey house was also on fire.

In the Desnianskyi district, a UAV struck a supermarket building.

In the Dniprovskyi district, a drone struck a house, causing a fire.

As of 05:04, 13 people were known to have been injured in Kyiv. Seven of them were hospitalised.

In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a strike occurred near one of the schools. People were sheltering inside the school's shelter. Early reports indicate that the entrance to the shelter was blocked by debris. In another school, a strike caused a fire on the first floor.

A five-storey residential building suffered structural damage within one entrance section, with a fire spreading from the ground to the fourth floor. A business centre building was hit, and a fire broke out on the territory of a market. In addition, a nine-storey apartment building was struck between the seventh and eighth floors. Early reports indicate that one person was killed.

In the Pecherskyi district, a 20-storey apartment building was struck on the 12th floor.

Update at 06:00: The number of those injured in Kyiv rose to 21, including a 15-year-old boy. Thirteen people were taken to hospital, three of them are in a serious condition.

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