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Up to 10 Russian drones attack Kyiv overnight: all destroyed, man injured – photo

Monday, 21 October 2024, 05:45
Up to 10 Russian drones attack Kyiv overnight: all destroyed, man injured – photo
A rescue worker. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Russian drones attempted to attack the city of Kyiv on the night of 20-21 October. However, Ukraine’s defence forces have destroyed all of the Russian drones, approximately 10 in total, that threatened the city. One person has been injured.

Source: Serhii Popko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, on Telegram

Details: An air-raid warning in Kyiv was in effect for over five hours as Russian drones approached the city from different directions.

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Wreckage fell in the Dniprovskyi, Holosiivskyi and Solomianskyi districts of Kyiv as a result of the Russian drone attack.

In the Dniprovskyi district, an electrical cable was reportedly damaged. No people were injured.

In the Holosiivskyi district, the wall decorations of a multi-storey building were partially damaged and windows were broken. There were no fires or destruction. No injuries were reported.

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In the Solomianskyi district, wreckage caused a fire on the roof of a one-storey residential building. The fire was contained. One person sustained facial burns but declined hospitalisation.

фото: ГСЧС
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Background: 

  • In the evening of 20 October, Russian drones were spotted moving from the north and south.
  • Air defence systems were responding twice in the city of Kyiv on the night of 20-21 October.

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