Drone attack in Kyiv: Three fires extinguished, casualties rise to two

Drone attack in Kyiv: Three fires extinguished, casualties rise to two

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In Kyiv, the number of people injured in the Russian drone attack has risen to two.

According to Ukrinform, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram: “Medical personnel provided on-site assistance to another victim in the Solomyanskyi district of the capital.”

Klitschko also reported that a victim of a traffic accident caused by the explosion of a Russian drone in the Shevchenkivskyi district was hospitalized in Kyiv.

Rescuers from the State Emergency Service extinguished three fires that broke out as a result of the Russian drone attack on the afternoon of April 28.

According to Ukrinform, the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in Kyiv reported this on Facebook.

Hits and the fall of UAV debris were recorded in two districts of the city.

In the Shevchenkivskyi district, the facade of an unfinished building was damaged. Partial destruction of a 1-square-meter section of the roof was detected.

Two minor fires were also extinguished.

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In the Solomyanskyi district, debris from a Russian drone fell on the grounds of a cemetery. A fire broke out in 5 square meters of trash, which was extinguished.

Emergency response teams are currently addressing the aftermath at both locations.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram that debris from a Russian drone was found at yet another location—in an open area in the Shevchenkivskyi district.

As reported by Ukrinform, debris from Russian UAVs fell in the Shevchenkivskyi and Solomianskyi districts of Kyiv.

Photo: State Emergency Service

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