Russian missile, drone attack kills 2, injures 8 in Kyiv
Russian forces attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Wednesday, killing two people and injuring eight, with damage reported in four districts, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported.
The initial ballistic missile strikes caused debris to fall in Solomyanskyi district, sparking a fire in warehouse facilities.
In Sviatoshynskyi district, fires broke out in several apartments on the upper floors of a residential building, while Dniprovskyi district saw structural damage to the top floor of another residential structure due to the attackw.
A Russian drone’s debris hit a residential building in Shevchenkivskyi district, resulting in two deaths.
By 7:10 AM, the number of injured rose to eight, with one woman hospitalized, per his update.
As of 6:50 AM, air raid sirens persisted in Kyiv, with air defenses actively engaged.