Russia's attack on Ukraine hits apartment building and hotel

Damage in the Khmelnytskyi region

In Starokonstiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi region, a hotel and a two-story building were damaged as a result of the fall of debris from a Russian Shahed UAV, and fires broke out, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) reported.

They noted that firefighters eliminated the fire, preventing it from spreading. Rescuers evacuated 40 people from the damaged hotel and house.

The SES added that during the rescue operations, Russia fired again. A funeral service store near the site of the previous hit, where rescuers were working, was destroyed. 

However, the SES personnel retreated to a safe distance, so none of the rescuers were injured.

Earlier, the head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Tiurin, reported that the attack damaged an apartment building. Rescuers have extinguished the fire and are currently dismantling the structures.

The attack also damaged the roof of a hotel and a non-residential building. In addition, the blast wave damaged windows in one of the libraries in the region.

According to the Regional Military Administration, one person sustained minor injuries.

Air defense activity

The Kyiv Regional Military Administration reported that Russian drones were spotted in the region. As of 2:04 a.m., air defense forces were operating in the Kyiv region. 

At 2:41 a.m., the head of the Kyiv Military Administration, Serhiy Popko, informed about the air defense operation in Kyiv. 

At 7:07 a.m., Suspilne reported the sound of explosions in Khmelnytskyi region.

In the morning, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported that air defense forces and equipment had detected about a dozen Russian drones in the airspace around Kyiv. All Russian drones were neutralized.

“At the moment, combat operations are underway in the Kyiv region against the remaining enemy UAVs. Therefore, it is possible that an air raid alert will be announced in Kyiv,” they wrote at 7:24 a.m.

Drone wreckage in Kyiv region

The Regional Military Administration reported that air defense forces were operating in the region. 

"Russian targets were destroyed. There were no hits to critical or residential infrastructure. There were no casualties among the population,” the statement said.

In one of the districts, as a result of falling debris, there is minor damage to windows in the buildings of two enterprises.

“In addition, the transformer body was damaged and the grass flooring caught fire. The fire has been extinguished,” the report concluded.