Russia has again attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles. Russia carried out the first series of strikes at around 11pm, and began the second at 3am. According to information from the State Emergency Service as of 07:47, eight people have been injured and one person has been killed. The consequences have been recorded in at least three districts of the city.
The city’s mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, reported on the aftermath. As a result of the first wave of strikes, there was a hit in the Desnianskyi district, preliminarily on a medical centre building. Rescuers extinguished fires caused by the Russian strikes.
In the Dniprovskyy district, a non-residential building was hit. One person was killed. Three people are known to have been injured. One of the wounded was taken to hospital by medics. An educational institution was damaged.
“There are already three injured in the capital. Two of them are in inpatient wards at city hospitals. A 21-year-old woman has been killed,” Klitschko said.
At around 3am, the Air Force warned of new launches of ballistic missiles.
As a result of the second wave of attacks, the metro was damaged, Klitschko said.
“As a result of the attack, the enemy damaged one of the metro stations on the left bank of the capital. Also, near the station, due to debris impact, there was a break in the running rail and the contact rail,” the statement said.
In the Solomyanskyy district, a 25-storey building was damaged: missile debris struck the first floor. At another address, a missile hit a non-residential building. In the Dniprovskyi district, a hit on non-residential development was also recorded.
In this district, three people were injured. They were given assistance at the scene.