Russian jet-powered drones strike Kyiv, injuring 8
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said three of the injured were hospitalized, while the others received medical assistance at the scene.
On the evening of September 22, Russian jet-powered drones targeted Kyiv, injuring eight people and causing damage to facilities across multiple districts, according to local authorities. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko revealed that three victims were hospitalized, while others received immediate medical attention. The attacks struck fuel storage tanks and a non-residential building in Obolonskyi district, with two individuals sustaining injuries in Pecherskyi district.
In Dniprovskyi district, debris from the drones fell on a residential property. Authorities are still evaluating the full extent of the damage at the affected sites as emergency services work tirelessly to address the situation. Russia has been conducting a series of drone strikes against Kyiv in recent weeks, with fuel storage tanks becoming a recent target in the capital.
The first recorded strike on a Kyiv gas station transpired on September 10, following a series of similar attacks in Kharkiv, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. The most recent incident occurred amid a day of continuous Russian assaults throughout Ukraine, as reported earlier on September 22 when Russian strikes claimed the lives of at least eight individuals and left dozens injured nationwide. A separate ballistic missile strike also targeted a significant industrial facility in Dnipro.
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