Russian Drone Strikes Kyiv School as Children Shelter During Morning Attack
A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district on Oct. 1, sparking a fire while children were sheltering. A second strike hit warehouse facilities nearby. No casualties had been reported at the time of publication.
A drone strike hit a school in Kyiv's Solomiansky district on Thursday, resulting in a fire while children were safely sheltered inside, as reported by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Telegram. Emergency services are responding to the scene. Klitschko also later reported another drone attack on warehouse premises in the same district.
The capital has been under a yellow threat level due to drone threats, declared 24 minutes after the all-clear signal for an air raid alert that lasted nearly two hours. The Kyiv City Military Administration earlier confirmed a hit on an educational institution in Solomiansky district, and information on casualties is being clarified.
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