4 strikes in Kyiv this morning, residential building hit
ROMAN PETRENKO — MONDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2022, 09:15
Russian forces have hit a residential building in the Shevchenkivskiy district of Kyiv during a morning attack using Iranian-made kamikaze drones.
Source: Kyiv City Military Administration, on Telegram; Vitalii Klychko, the Mayor of Kyiv
Quote: "The enemy continues to attack. A hit on a residential building in the Shevchenkivskiy district has been confirmed."
Details: The authorities have reported 4 strikes in Kyiv as of 09:00.
Information about the victims of the attack has not yet been announced.
Updated: Later, Klychko reported that after an attack with kamikaze drones, an explosion occurred in a residential building in the Shevchenkivskiy district of Kyiv.
18 people were saved, and two residents remained under the rubble.
There is currently no information whether there are any fatalities.
The Mayor also asks citizens not to go to the city centre now, unless there’s an urgent need to do so; road traffic has been shut down on several streets.
Background: Explosions were heard in Kyiv on the morning of 17 October as the Russians attacked with kamikaze drones.
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