Russian drone strike targets apartment building in Kyiv, killing two
A Russian drone struck an apartment building in Kyiv’s Desnianskyi district on the evening of October 7, killing two people and wounding four others, including two children, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.
On October 7, a Russian drone strike targeted an apartment building in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to four others, including two children, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. The attack occurred on the 10th floor of a 12-story residential building, triggering a fire on higher floors and causing substantial structural damage.
Emergency crews successfully rescued a total of 22 people, including 8 children, although four individuals sustained injuries that required medical attention.
The fire grew to an estimated 100 square meters before firefighters managed to bring it under control. Authorities are still working to ascertain the precise number of casualties caused by the strike. Earlier in the day, Russia launched a series of drone attacks on Kyiv, igniting a fire in the city's Solomianskyi district. Debris from drones that were intercepted landed in a private yard, setting a car ablaze. These incidents left two people dead and 13 others injured in the capital city.
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