Russia attacks Ukraine with Shaheds: drone debris falls in 6 Kyiv districts, injuring people

Explosions in Kyiv

At about five in the morning, an air raid alert was again announced in Kyiv, and an explosion was heard almost immediately, an Espreso correspondent reported. 

Later, the Kyiv City Military Administration clarified that air defense was operating in the capital. 

At 5:24 a.m., the Kyiv Military Administration informed that Russian drones had been spotted in the region. Air defense is operating in the region.

The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that the wreckage of a Russian UAV fell on the territory of a residential area in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv. 

“Preliminary, window glazing was damaged in several houses. There was no information on casualties or damage,” the statement said. 

At 5:56 p.m., an explosion was heard in Kyiv again, an Espreso correspondent reports. The Military Administration again informed about the work of air defense in the capital. 

At 6:07 a.m., Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced that medics had been called to the Sviatoshynskyi district.

“According to preliminary information, a fire broke out in a residential building as a result of the debris,” Klitschko said.

Later, the Kyiv Military Administration clarified that the fall of debris was also recorded in the Sviatoshynskyi district. 

“According to preliminary information, a fire broke out in a 16-story residential building. Emergency services are on their way to the scene,” said Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv City Administration of Emergency Situations.

At 6:49 a.m., the Kyiv Military Administration confirmed the fire in a 16-storey residential building on the upper floors in the Sviatoshynskyi district.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine clarified that as a result of the UAV attack, there was a fire on an area of 50 square meters and partial destruction of apartments on the 15th and 16th floors. Rescuers are currently evacuating the building's residents. 

At 7:03 a.m., Vitali Klitschko reported one casualty in Sviatoshynskyi district in a residential building where a fire broke out as a result of a UAV debris hit. 

“The man was treated by medics on the spot,” said Klitschko.

At 7:25 a.m., the Kyiv City Military Administration reported that the fall of debris was also recorded in the Dniprovskyi district of the capital, which caused a balcony to catch fire on one of the floors of a 9-story residential building.

As of 8:26 a.m., the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that the fire in a 16-story building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv had been extinguished. Rescuers evacuated 18 residents of the building.

At 7:53 a.m., Vitali Klitschko said that the number of victims in the Sviatoshynskyi district had increased to two.

“Currently, there are two injured in Sviatoshynskyi district in a residential building where a fire broke out as a result of a UAV debris hit. One of them was hospitalized, the other one was treated on the spot,” said Klitschko.

At 8:43 a.m., the Kyiv Military Administration again reported air defense operations in the capital.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine said that among the victims in the Sviatoshynskyi district of the capital is a policeman who was helping residents of a burning house. According to preliminary data, he was poisoned by combustion products. 

At 8:58 a.m., Vitali Klitschko announced that emergency services had been called to the Shevchenkivskyi district of the capital. He later clarified that the drone debris had hit an office building there. According to preliminary data, there was a fire on one of the floors. 

At 9:16 a.m., the Kyiv City Military Administration reported that debris had fallen in six districts of the capital.

“As of this moment, as a result of the Russian Armed Forces' drone attack on Kyiv, debris has fallen in six districts of the capital - Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Holosiivskyi, Pecherskyi and Dniprovskyi,” the Military Administration said.

At 12:05 a.m., the Military Administration clarified that in the Dniprovskyi district, the debris of Russian UAVs fell on the territory of residential buildings. Two cars were damaged. There was no fire and no casualties. 

Local residents about the Russian attack on Sviatoshynskyi district

Espreso correspondent Tetiana Holunova talked to residents of the Sviatoshynskyi district who told about the attack by Russian drones and its consequences. 

“There was an explosion around 6 am. I got up, looked, and saw nothing. After 10 minutes, another Shahed flew over our house,” Dmytro recalls the events of this morning. 

Tamara, who lives near the 16-storey building that was hit by the fragments of a Russian drone, also woke up to loud noises in the morning. 

“There was a big explosion. We realized it was somewhere nearby. But we could not think that it was in this building. The house outside protected us a little bit. That's why our house was fortunately not damaged this time,” the woman said. 

Consequences of the Russian attack on Kyiv region

At 10:59 a.m., Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, said that an 82-year-old woman was injured in an air attack on the Kyiv region. 

“The victim was taken to a district hospital with head wounds and a hypertensive crisis. Her condition is satisfactory. She is receiving all the necessary medical care,” said Kravchenko.

He also added that operational services are recording damage to residential buildings as a result of falling debris from downed Russian targets.

As of 11:20 a.m., six private houses, two outbuildings and a car wash were damaged in several districts of the Kyiv region, the National Police of Ukraine reported.

As of midday, Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv regional administration, said that eight private houses, an apartment in a multi-storey building and two outbuildings were damaged in four districts of the region. 

“The damage is minor - windows and doors were smashed, facades and roofs were damaged,” Kravchenko added. 

In addition, according to him, a power line was damaged. 

“As of now, 1860 consumers in one of the region's settlements are without electricity,” said the head of Kyiv Regional Military Administration. 

Also, a combine harvester burned down in a private household as a result of falling debris from the downed targets.

There are wounded in Sumy

At around 8 p.m., an explosion occurred in Sumy. The city council reported 5 victims, all of whom were hospitalized. Among the wounded is a pregnant woman.

“The victims, who have no place to stay, are ready to be accepted at the Sumy Center for Vocational Education in Design and Services,” the statement said.

At 10:17 p.m., they reported the launch of KABs on the city. At 11:13 p.m., the air force reported more KABs in the region.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's reaction 

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the Russian drone attack. He emphasized that constant terrorist attacks on Ukrainian cities prove that the pressure on Russia and its accomplices is not enough. 

“I am grateful to our defenders of the sky who shoot down Shaheds every night. This year, almost every night, sometimes in the morning and during the day, there is a threat of Shahed drones. These are the attack drones given to Russia by Iran, which have become one of the main tools of Russian terror against Ukraine. We need to put more pressure on Russia's ability to produce such weapons. We need to be able to destroy the storage bases of Shaheds and the entire infrastructure of their production and logistics. Terrorists, unfortunately, know how to use the time given to them by the indecision of the free world,” Zelenskyy said.