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Shahed drone attack: wreckage falls in Kyiv Oblast, damaging buildings and causing fire

Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 09:23
Shahed drone attack: wreckage falls in Kyiv Oblast, damaging buildings and causing fire
A firefighter. Stock photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Ukraine’s air defence has been responding to the Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast overnight. As a result, Shahed drone wreckage has fallen onto private property, igniting stubble and damaging non-residential buildings.

Source: Ruslan Kravchenko, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Facebook

Quote: "The enemy targeted our oblast with attack drones at night. An air-raid warning was issued twice and was in effect almost the entire night. Air defence forces were active in the oblast. Drones wreckage fell in two districts."

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Details: Kravchenko stated that drone wreckage fell on private property in one settlement, causing stubble to catch fire, which has been extinguished. 

In addition, two non-residential buildings were damaged, with windows and facades broken.

Moreover, wreckage also fell outside settlements in open areas. 

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"Civil and critical infrastructure facilities were not damaged. There were no casualties," Kravchenko concluded.

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