Russian Ballistic Missiles Strike Kyiv, Damage Children’s Hospital and Homes
Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, damaging a children’s hospital, residential and non-residential buildings and sparking fires in several districts.
Russian missile strikes hit Kyiv on Wednesday evening and continued early Thursday, targeting various districts of the Ukrainian capital, causing damage to a children's hospital and residential buildings. The Ukrainian Air Force had warned of incoming ballistic missiles from the north shortly before midnight. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions in the city, urging residents to take shelter.
The first strikes occurred in the Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts. Klitschko confirmed a strike at an industrial area in Sviatoshynskyi, where non-residential buildings caught fire, and debris fell near a five-story residential building, breaking windows and igniting a blaze. Emergency services responded to the situation.
Later, Klitschko shared that the children's hospital in the same district suffered damage, with windows shattered and vehicles ablaze on the premises. He reported that people might be trapped in a shelter in Solomianskyi district. Warehouses also burned in Sviatoshynskyi. The Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed damage to a five-story residential building in the same district, with investigations into potential casualties ongoing.
Authorities reported that a non-residential building in Sviatoshynskyi was destroyed, trapping residents beneath the debris. Medical teams were dispatched to assist following reports from Solomianskyi and Darnytskyi districts. Russia has a history of targeting Ukrainian cities, residential neighborhoods, and civilian infrastructure with missiles and drones, which is prohibited under international humanitarian law and considered a war crime.
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