Officials reported early Tuesday that Russia’s third attack on Kyiv in 24 hours killed one person and injured four, with Ukraine’s air defense troops destroying more than 20 drones.
“The attack was massive, came from different directions, in several waves,” Kyiv’s military administration head Serhiy Popko told Telegram.
Officials say one person died after drone debris hit a high-rise apartment complex, starting a fire.
Emergency responders are searching for survivors under the wreckage of two Holosiivskyi district building top stories. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported four hurt and 20 evacuated.
Kyiv officials and Reuters witnessed flames and smoke billowing from the building’s roof.
Kyiv’s official said Russia used drones and missiles to assault the Ukrainian capital in May, primarily at night, to cause psychological suffering.
Kyiv’s military administration says Iranian Shahed drones were used in Tuesday’s attacks.
The report was unverified by Reuters. Russia deployed unknown drones. Moscow said nothing about the attack.
“The enemy continues to attack the capital,” Klitschko wrote on Telegram. “Many city areas exploded this night.”
He said debris fell on the ancient Podil, Pecherskyi, Sviatoshyn, and Holosiivskyi neighborhoods in Kyiv’s southwest. Officials are currently assessing the damage.
