Two dead, ten injured as Russian drone strike ignites fire in Kyiv high-rise

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed on Telegram that a fire had broken out in a building in the Solomyanskyi district, saying, “The 17th, 18th, and 19th floors are damaged. Emergency crews are at the scene.”

By: Express Web Desk

Updated: October 26, 2024 03:39 AM IST

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An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A Russian drone struck a multi-story residential building in Kyiv on Friday evening, causing a fire on the upper floors that resulted in the deaths of two people and left 10 others injured, according to officials, as reported by Reuters.

Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, reported that over 100 residents were evacuated from a high-rise in the Solomyanskyi district, located just west of the city centre. Injured individuals received treatment on-site, with ambulances stationed nearby.

“Several apartments between the 17th and 21st floors sustained damage in the building within Solomyanskyi district,” Popko wrote on the Telegram messaging app. “Flames were visible in flats on the 20th floor.”

Images shared on social media showed the high-rise building engulfed in smoke with fires blazing on an upper floor.

Popko also reported that drone fragments had fallen in an open area within the central Shevchenkivskyi district, though no casualties were reported there.

(with inputs from Reuters)

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