At least three injured in Russian strike on Kyiv: emergency service posts photos of aftermath response

At least three people were injured in Russian attacks on Kyiv on the evening of 29 August.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details: The State Emergency Service said rescue workers are dealing with the aftermath of the Russian attacks in several districts in Kyiv.

In the Obolonskyi district, a strike caused a fire on the first to fourth floors of a 12-storey residential building. The fire, which covered an area of 80 sq m, has been extinguished. Rescue workers handed three people over to medics.

In the Podilskyi district, a non-residential building was hit. Firefighting efforts are ongoing.

In the Holosiivskyi district, a fire broke out in an office building. The fire has been extinguished.

In the Desnianskyi district, a grass fire broke out in the open covering two hectares. Firefighting operations are ongoing.

Update: After 07:00, the emergency service reported that an attack had caused a fire in a non-residential building in the Holosiivskyi district in the morning. Firefighting efforts are ongoing, with all the necessary personnel and equipment deployed.

All the other fires caused by Russian strikes that broke out in the capital from Saturday onwards have been extinguished.

Background:

• On the afternoon of 29 August, a Russian drone hit a non-residential area in Kyiv's Podilskyi district, while a drone landed in the Obolonskyi district, damaging a café and killing a two-year-old girl. Several people were injured.
• The number of people injured in Kyiv as a result of Russian drone attacks on 29 August later rose to eight. A non-residential building in the capital was hit again.
• The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces had attacked Ukraine with 224 strike drones during the day on 29 August, with the vast majority heading towards Kyiv.
• On the evening of 29 August, fallen debris from a drone caused a fire at a house in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district.

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