Russia attacks every district' of Kyiv, sparking fires across Ukrainian capital

"Russia unleashed a massive combined attack on Kyiv early Friday, sparking fires and scattering debris across many districts of the capital, mayor Vitali Klitschko said. At least 11 people were injured as emergency crews responded to multiple strikes, he said in a statement. Five people were hospitalised, including one man in critical condition and a pregnant woman, after a series of powerful explosions sounded in the city and air defences were activated."

"The attack on the capital was ongoing, officials said, urging residents to remain in shelters until the air raid alert is lifted. City authorities warned that power and water outages were possible. The EU invited Ukraine to join the club, but will it ever happen? Pictures posted on social media showed different sites in flames and residents gathering in rubble-strewn streets outside apartment buildings."

"The Russians are hitting residential buildings. There are a great many damaged multi-storey apartment buildings, in practically every district, Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration, wrote on the Telegram messaging app. He said both drones and missiles had been deployed and emergency crews were dispatched to several neighbourhoods. Klitschko said Kyiv's heating system had also sustained damage, with service interrupted in one district. He warned of possible disruptions to power and water supplies."

Russian forces launched a massive combined attack on Kyiv early Friday using drones and missiles, sparking fires and scattering debris across many districts. Emergency crews responded to multiple strikes while air defences were activated and officials urged residents to remain in shelters. At least 11 people were injured and five hospitalized, including one man in critical condition and a pregnant woman. Kyiv's heating system sustained damage with service interrupted in one district, and city authorities warned of possible power and water outages. Multiple multi-storey apartment buildings, private homes and critical infrastructure were damaged across several districts, and images showed burning sites and rubble-strewn streets.

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