Ten civilians injured in Russian rocket attack on Kyiv
A Russian ballistic strike on Kyiv on March 25 injured ten people.
First responders are clearing the rubble. Earlier information about a person possibly trapped under the debris has not been confirmed, Rubryka reports, citing Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klychko.
"There are already ten injured in the Pecherskyi district of the capital. Two of them were hospitalized," the Kyiv mayor said.
According to Klychko, one injured person remains in the hospital, while the other, a 16-year-old girl, has already been discharged.
"Other injured persons received medical assistance on the spot. Rescuers continue to clear the rubble of the destroyed building," the capital's mayor stated.
Later, the State Emergency Service (SES) said there might be one person trapped under the rubble of the building destroyed by the Russian missile attack.
"One person may be trapped under the rubble. As a result of the attack, there was destruction in a three-story building, including a gymnasium covering an area of 100 square meters," the SES said.
Currently, debris clearance is underway. 320 cubic meters of building structures have been removed. The SES pyrotechnic unit is inspecting the scene for the presence of explosive objects and debris.
Later, information about a person trapped under the rubble was not confirmed.
Rocket strike on Kyiv
An air raid alert was announced in some regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv and the region, around 10:30 on March 25. The Air Force warned of the ballistic threat. Almost immediately, explosions were heard in Kyiv.
Debris from missiles fell in several districts of the capital, damaging a multi-story building in the Pecherskyi district. Five casualties are confirmed.
Later, it became known that Russia struck Kyiv with two ballistic missiles launched from the occupied territory of Crimea. They were downed by air defense.
Part of the building of the Mykhailo Boichuk Decorative Applied Arts and Design Academy was damaged by a Russian rocket strike on Kyiv on March 25.
Rubryka correspondent Mykola Tymchenko visited the scene of the attack.
