Russia hits Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles, killing 1 and injuring 31

"Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with a mass drone and missile attack early Thursday morning that killed at least one and injured 31 people, local authorities said. The attack struck civilian infrastructure and residential buildings across multiple cities, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said, with Kyiv enduring the heaviest losses. Damage was recorded across six districts of the capital, according to head of Kyiv's Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko. He warned Russia was attacking the city with ballistic missiles and drones."

"In the Darnytsia district of Kyiv, a multistory residential building partially collapsed, burying people under the rubble. At least 27 people were rescued from the rubble, according to Ukraine's Emergency Service. Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 18 apartments were destroyed. He added that there were problems with water supply on the left bank of Kyiv as a result of the attack. At the scene, emergency workers searched for survivors as smoke from the attack continued to smolder beneath the pile of rubble."

"The cities of Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, Kharkiv, Sumy and Odesa also were targeted in the attack, which involved both ballistic and cruise missiles, she said. Emergency operations also were ongoing in the Obolonskyi and Holosiivskyi districts of Kyiv, the service said. In the Dnieper district, a drone hit the roof of a five-story residential building, Tkachenko said. Another building in the Dniprovskyi district was also damaged."

"Resident Lyudmila Hlushko, 78, said she heard a lot of explosions and the sound of rockets flying around 3 a.m. "Then the house shook violently and there was a loud bang, breaking the glass in my house," she said. Emergency operations also were ongoing in the Obolonskyi and Holosiivskyi districts of Kyiv, the service said."

Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital early Thursday with mass drones and missiles, killing at least one person and injuring 31. The strikes hit civilian infrastructure and residential buildings across multiple cities, with Kyiv suffering the heaviest losses. Damage was recorded across six Kyiv districts, including Darnytsia, where a multistory residential building partially collapsed and trapped people under rubble. Emergency services rescued at least 27 people, while the mayor reported 18 apartments destroyed and water-supply problems on Kyiv’s left bank. Drones and missiles also targeted Kremenchuk, Bila Tserkva, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Odesa, with additional damage reported in Obolonskyi, Holosiivskyi, Dnieper, and Dniprovskyi districts.

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