The third strike in 6 days: all that is known about the nigh “Shahed” attack on Kyiv 

During the night of December 22, the Russian occupiers launched an aerial drone strike on Kyiv for the third time in six days. 

TSN.ua has gathered everything known about the latest enemy's aerial attack and its aftermath. 

The air raid siren sounded in Kyiv at 11:05 PM on December 21. At around half past eleven at night, the authorities warned that there would be a loud noise because the air defense system was operating in the capital.  

Meanwhile, information started circulating online about a strike hitting a residential building. 

Hitting a house in Solomyanskyi district 

Closer to midnight, Mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klychko, and Serhiy Popko, Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed that a residential building had been hit in Solomyanskyi district. 

As a result of the strike, there was partial destruction of load-bearing walls between the 24th, 25th, and 26th floors. A fire broke out on the upper floors, which was promptly extinguished. Three apartments experienced partial wall destruction, while three others had windows shattered. 

According to the latest information from the Mayor and the Kyiv City Military Administration, there are two injured persons. Medics hospitalized one affected resident of the high-rise building, while another received on-site assistance. 

"We survived, but we've lost our home": the host of the telethon was left homeless

As it turned out, due to the “Shahed” attack, the host of the telethon, Andriy Kovalskyi, who lived in that building, was left homeless. 

Information about this was confirmed by his wife Tetiana Khytryk on social media: "We survived, and that's the main thing... but now we don't have our apartments." However, it's unknown whether the damaged residence, the photo of which was published on the Internet, belongs to the host's family. 

"Friends, thank you all for your support. Everyone survived - and that's good," Kovalskyi said on social networks. 

According to Anna Martyschuk, journalist of "Snidanok from 1+1", the night Russian attack left several families homeless. The building's chairman told her that at least 3-4 apartments were destroyed. 

Other hits in Kyiv 

In the Darnytskyi district of the capital, a fire broke out in an unfinished two-story private house as a result of falling debris from a drone. No one was there at the time of the impact. Therefore, there were no casualties. 

In Holosiivskyi district, the fall of the wreckage was also recorded - fortunately, without destruction or casualties. 

Consequences of a UAV crash on a house in Darnytskyi district

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