Russian drone strikes high-rise in Kirovohrad region, causing casualties

Additionally, the head of the Kirovohrad Regional Military Administration reported that enemy drones also targeted the Kropyvnytskyi district during the night; fortunately, there were no casualties in that attack.

The National Police of Ukraine stated that police officers and rescuers who arrived at the scene evacuated the residents of the building entrance and are currently providing the necessary assistance to those affected.

^{Photo: Telegram / Andrii Raikovych / Kirovohrad Regional State Administration (Regional Military Administration)}

"Details of the incident have been recorded in the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Law enforcement officers are documenting the crimes committed by the aggressor country," the Kirovohrad Regional Police Communications Department said.

The town of Dolynska is located in the Kropyvnytskyi district of the Kirovohrad region. The ​​settlement area is just over 12 square kilometers. According to data for 2025, the city's population is 19,472.

Near Dolynska is a well-known "long-term construction" – the Kryvyi Rih Mining and Enrichment Plant for Oxidized Ore (KHZKOR). The settlement is called a critical railway junction.

Kyiv

Initially, the Air Force reported the movement of strike UAVs heading towards the Kyiv region.

Later, the Kyiv City Military Administration wrote that the work of air defense forces continues in the capital.

At 10:46 p.m., the mayor of Kyiv, Vitalii Klychko, reported that debris from a Russian UAV fell in the Sviatoshynskyi district. Preliminary reports indicated that a fire broke out on the premises of an industrial enterprise.

Cars are also burning in the yard of a nearby residential building.

As of 11:33 p.m., the Kyiv City Military Administration reported that, according to preliminary data, the wreckage fell in a non-residential area. A fire was recorded in a warehouse. State Emergency Service brigades were working on the site, and rescuers were localizing the fire.

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It should be noted that on the night of February 16, Russian forces completely destroyed the electricity generation at the local CHP in Mykolaiv. The city is now working to restore heat supply through alternative routes.