Drone strikes or falling debris reported in three Kyiv districts
Russian drone strikes or falling debris from intercepted drones were reported in three districts of Kyiv on the evening of 26 September.
Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko
Quote: "A drone has struck an office building in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Early reports indicate there is no fire.
Emergency services are heading to the scene."
Details: Klitschko added that debris had fallen in the grounds of a preschool in the Sviatoshynskyi district. There was no fire and, according to the latest reports, no damage.
Update: At 21:21, Klitschko reported that a non-residential building in the Solomianskyi district has apparently been hit, with smoke seen at the site. Emergency services are heading there.
The mayor also said that seven people have been injured as a result of Russian attacks on the capital on 26 September. Medics provided them with outpatient treatment.
As of 22:07, the mayor reported that a UAV had crashed in an open area in the Solomianskyi district. The blast wave damaged a five-storey residential building, shattering windows and damaging its façade.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district, early reports indicate that a UAV struck an unoccupied residential building.
The State Emergency Service reported that the façade of a five-storey residential building in the Solomianskyi district had been damaged in the Russian attack. An emergency gas service team was working at the scene.
Rescue workers forced open doors that had been damaged by the blast wave. An injured woman was handed over to paramedics.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district, a UAV attack caused a fire in a non-residential building. The fire, which covered an area of 30 square metres, was extinguished.
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