This is the first such incident in months in the Ukrainian capital.
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A residential building in kyiv was hit by an explosive drone during a new Russian night attack on Thursday, December 21, Ukrainian authorities said. Lhe mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, reported two injured. A resident of the Solomiansky district in the southwest of the city was hospitalized. Another received medical treatment on site, said Vitali Klitschko.
It is the first incident of this kind in months in the Ukrainian capital. While the city of kyiv is regularly targeted by Russian drone and missile attacks, most of them are shot down by air defense. In total, “Russian occupation forces attacked with 28 Shahed drones” on the night of Thursday to Friday, the Ukrainian air force said. Twenty-four of these Iranian-made drones “were shot”.
The air alarm was triggered late Thursday evening in kyiv. Shortly after, local residents heard loud explosions. The town hall initially announced that air defense was operating in the city, calling on residents to stay in shelters. The city’s military administration published photos on Telegram of apartments with bay windows blown out by the explosions. She said it was not a drone strike, but shrapnel from a downed drone, which caused a fire. Drone bursts also caused damage to a building in the south of kyiv and to a private house, without causing any casualties.
