Russia’s bloody assault on Kyiv and region: Multiple dead — Chilling details emerge
Russian forces hammered the capital with drones and missiles throughout the night.
Russia attacked Kyiv / © State Emergency Service of Ukraine
At least two people were killed in Kyiv due to a massive Russian barrage, with 19 others wounded. Russian troops targeted the capital with missiles and «Shahed» drones throughout the night.
Fires and destruction have been reported in four districts of Kyiv. The Left Bank of the city suffered the most. In the Darnytskyi district, two high-rise buildings caught fire. At least two people were injured, including a child.
In the Dniprovskyi district, a strike hit a multi-apartment building, killing two people. A medical facility was also damaged. Damage to facades and fires were recorded in the Desnyanskyi district and on the Pechersk.
This was reported from the scene by TSN correspondent Olena Hushchyk.
Russian forces struck a house on the left bank of the capital with a drone. Apartments and cars were damaged there.
Repeated explosions echoed during search-and-rescue operations in Kyiv.
«We didn’t even have time to run to the shelter before the repeated blasts rang out,» the TSN correspondent said.
In Kyiv region, three people are known to have been killed. Russian forces killed a woman born in 1987, a 6-month-old infant, and a 12-year-old girl in the village of Pohreby in Brovary district. Their bodies were found in the ruins of a residential house. In the same district, shrapnel fatally wounded a man.
Train services have also been disrupted due to missile strikes.