Russian strike on Kyiv damages buildings, injures 16 including two children
Russian forces have launched a missile attack on the city of Kyiv, damaging an office building and residential buildings in two districts. At least 16 people have been injured, including two children.
Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; Kyiv City Military Administration
Quote from Kyiv City Military Administration: "Four people are known to have been injured, including a 10-year-old girl. Everyone is receiving the necessary medical treatment."
Update as of 08:29: The National Police reported that the number of people injured has risen to 16, including two children: a 10-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy. Most of those injured are residents of a 16-storey building in the Dniprovskyi district damaged in the Russian strike.
Details: Klitschko said that according to early reports, debris had fallen at several locations in the Dniprovskyi district. An office building and a residential building were damaged. Debris also fell on the premises of warehouses and near a petrol station.
In addition, early reports indicated that a non-residential building had been hit in the Sviatoshynskyi district.
A warehouse building was reportedly damaged in the Solomianskyi district.
Update: As of 04:39, Klitschko said that 12 people had been injured in the attack on Kyiv, including two children aged 10 and 12.
Nine people are in hospital.
Background: Russia attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles on the night of 16-17 September. A large-scale air-raid warning was issued across the country.
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