KYIV – The Ukrainian capital faced an intense aerial assault early Thursday, with Russian forces launching a barrage of drones and missiles that left at least four people injured, local officials reported.
Kyiv’s Military Administration leader, Tymur Tkachenko, confirmed that six districts across the city experienced significant damage from the attack, which involved both ballistic missiles and drones targeting residential areas and civilian infrastructure.
A dramatic scene unfolded in the Darnytsia district, where a multistory apartment building partially collapsed, splitting in two and trapping residents in the debris. Ukraine’s Emergency Services managed to rescue at least 10 individuals from the wreckage.
As the smoke from the attack lingered, emergency responders continued their search operations amidst the rubble, hoping to find any remaining survivors.
In other parts of the city, the Dnieper district saw a drone crash into the roof of a five-story apartment building, according to Tkachenko. The Dniprovskyi district also sustained damage from the assault.
Loud explosions reverberated throughout Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday, marking yet another day of conflict in the war-torn region.
The attack came hours after a rare daytime attack on Kyiv that killed at least six people, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
That attack involved at least 800 drones, he said. He said the attack that lasted hours aimed to cause as much “pain and grief” as possible.
