A Russian drone struck a highrise building in Kyiv’s Solomyansk district on Friday evening, killing a child and injuring six more, authorities said.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced on social media at 9:20 p.m. that an explosion was recorded in the district, where he later added that a fire started at the site and the 17th to 19th floors were damaged in the attack.
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He later added that more than 100 residents were evacuated as the emergency attempted to contain the resulting fire. Klitschko’s last announcement at 11:57 p.m. said a girl born in 2009 died in the attack.
“Apartments from the 17th to the 21st floors were damaged in a building in the Solomyansk district. The fire was extinguished. A girl born in 2009 died,” read the announcement.
The latest update as of 7:32 a.m., made by Head of Kyiv City Military Administration Serhiy Popko, said six more were injured from the attack.
“As a result of an attack on Kyiv by Russian [drones] in the Solomyan district, one person was killed, six people were injured, one of them was hospitalized. Others were treated on the spot,” the update read.