Russian drones attack Kyiv by night, leading to civilian victims
Photo by Kyiv City Military Administration
Recordings of wreckage from Russian drones, which were downed by Ukraine's air defense forces, have been discovered in four districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
According to reports from the Kyiv City Military Administration, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klychko, and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the attacks resulted in destruction and injuries. Four civilians were reportedly injured, with two requiring hospitalization, Rubryka reports.
"During the air attack on Kyiv, debris is believed to have fallen in the Solomianskyi district of the capital as of 01:39," the Kyiv City Military Administration reported earlier. The likely fall of debris was also documented in the Shevchenkivskyi district, specifically on the 5th floor of a multi-story residential building. In the Darnytskyi district, debris was reported on the technical floor of another multi-story residential building.
According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, the authorities are currently verifying information regarding damage and casualties. Meanwhile, emergency services have been dispatched to the locations where the debris was reported to have fallen.
According to Mayor Klychko, due to the explosions in the capital, calls to emergency services were recorded in the Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Podilskyi, and Darnytskyi districts.
"In the Darnytskyi district, a residential building's facade was destroyed at the level of the technical floor due to falling debris. According to initial reports, there were injured people," the mayor said. "A fire broke out on the balcony of an apartment building in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Emergency services are working on the ground."
According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, falling debris was also recorded in the Podilskyi district of the capital. "According to initial reports, there is a fire in a separately located warehouse building with an area of 20 square meters. The information is being clarified," the administration reported.
"Two victims were hospitalized in the Darnytskyi district of the capital. Two more in the Shevchenkivskyi district were treated at the scene," the mayor of Kyiv reported.
Klychko also reported that the body of a deceased person was discovered in the Podilskyi district of Kyiv during firefighting in an apartment building. At the same time, the mayor did not clarify whether an air attack by the Russians caused the fire.
On the night of July 13, air defense was working in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, repelling an attack by Russian drones.
Photo by Kyiv City Military Administration
Photo by Kyiv City Military Administration
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that on the night of June 13, the Russian forces launched another attack on Kyiv. Initially, falling debris was recorded in 4 districts of the capital.
"At one location, rescuers extinguished a fire on the balcony of the 5th floor of a 16-story residential building. As a result of the incident, two people were injured (poisoned by combustion products), and they refused hospitalization. In addition, one person was rescued and taken to a safe distance at this address.
"At another address, in a 25-story residential building, there was damage to the facade of the building on the 25th-floor level without subsequent burning. Before the rescuers arrived, two victims with shrapnel wounds were found on the spot. They were hospitalized at a medical facility.
"At another address, a fire broke out in a 1-story non-operational building and spread to the roof on a total area of 20 square meters. Firefighters promptly extinguished the fire. The burning of debris in the green zone of the adjacent territory was eliminated. There were no fires at other addresses."
Photo: State Emergency Service
Photo: State Emergency Service
Photo: State Emergency Service
On the night of July 12, the Russian occupiers also attacked the regions of Ukraine with Iranian-made strike drones. Air defense forces downed 11 out of 15 drones.
