Kyiv under siege: Massive drone attack disrupts city life
Last night, sirens in Kyiv wailed for over eight hours. The alarms were cancelled only after 7 AM Greenwich Mean Time. Russian drones caused damage in six districts of the capital. "It was one of the most massive attacks," said the head of the military administration.
Mykhailo Shamanov, the spokesman for the city’s regional military administration, stated that it was one of the most extensive drone attacks on the capital recently.
They came from various directions
"Over 30 drones, approaching in waves from different directions and altitudes, were shot down over and near Kyiv," he said.
In five districts of Kyiv, falling Russian drones caused fires and damage, city authorities reported on Telegram Thursday morning. Emergency services were dispatched to the scenes.
"In the Solomianskyi district, one person was injured at a business site and taken to the hospital. In the Holosiivskyi district, where drone debris fell, the shock wave damaged windows in some apartments in a residential building. A service station caught fire near the garages," the statement highlighted.
In the Pecherskyi district, a fire broke out on the 33rd (technical) floor of a skyscraper due to drone debris crashing. Services evacuated the building's residents, and the city organised two buses for their evacuation. The fire was contained.
In the Solomianskyi district, drone wreckage fell into the yard of a private home and caught fire. In the same part of the city, a fire broke out in a private medical facility where drone debris fell. Evacuation orders were issued; no casualties have been reported so far.
A fire also broke out on the upper floors of a business centre in the Obolonskyi district and a private home in the Podilskyi district.
Sirens in Kyiv sounded at 12:13 AM Greenwich Mean Time Thursday. The alarm was cancelled after 7 AM.
Crowds at Kyiv metro stations
This led to transportation chaos in the capital of Ukraine. Hundreds of people took shelter in the metro during the alarm. As TSN described, "crazy queues formed at many stations. People could not fit into the carriages."
