Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv, causing damage across the capital, with one fatality and dozens of injuries.
On the night of May 24, Russian forces launched a massive combined arms attack on Ukraine, using missiles and kamikaze drones. Kyiv suffered the most destruction, with damage and fires reported throughout the capital.
The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko , Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported on the consequences of the strike.
In the Darnytskyi district, debris from rockets and drones damaged a dormitory, a service station, non-residential buildings, and cars. Rescuers evacuated residents and extinguished the fires.
A drone struck a private home in the Obolonskyi district. Fires broke out in a 16-story building, in open spaces, and in a construction hypermarket.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district, rocket debris damaged residential buildings, an office building, a market, two schools, and a gas pipeline. The building housing the museum of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of the Kyiv region was also damaged.
In the Dniprovskyi district, debris fell on the roof of a residential building, and a drone strike caused a fire in a private home. A warehouse and a garage cooperative were also damaged.
In the Svyatoshinsky district, rocket debris fell on a private home, in Goloseevsky – on the roof of a multi-story building, and in Podolsky – on a non-residential area.
In the Desnyansky district, drone debris damaged a supermarket and a shopping center. In Solomenskoye, a drone struck the upper floors of a 24-story building, causing a fire and structural damage. In the Pechersky district, a drone strike set a 20-story residential building on fire.
Ukrposhta CEO Igor Smilyansky reported damage to the company’s head office on Maidan Nezalezhnosti.
In addition, according to the chairman of the Association of Chernobyl Operators, Yaroslav Yemelyanenko , the National Chernobyl Museum was destroyed as a result of the attack.
According to the latest reports, 21 people were injured in the capital, including a 15-year-old boy. Thirteen people were hospitalized, three of whom are in serious condition. Preliminary reports also indicate one death in the Shevchenkivskyi district.
The Russian attack also affected the Kyiv region. Mykola Kalashnik, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, reported damage to residential buildings, businesses, warehouses, and utility buildings in the Fastiv, Bucha, Obukhiv, Brovarsky, Vyshgorod, Boryspil, and Belotserkovsky districts.
The Cherkasy region also suffered strikes. In the regional capital, a drone struck a high-rise building, causing a fire on several floors. According to the Special Air Investigation Department, 11 people were injured, including two children.
The day before, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian intelligence had received information from American and European partners about Russia preparing a large-scale combined strike, possibly involving the use of the Oreshnik missile. The Air Force also issued a warning of a similar threat overnight.
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