KYIV: Russian drones and missiles attacked districts of Kyiv early on Saturday, injuring six people, officials said, with explosions sounding and drone debris falling.
The head of Kyiv’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said there had been strikes at six locations, with apartment buildings and other dwellings hit in the city of 3 million, according to AFP.
“Enemy drones are over the city, with air defense responding. There are multiple targets on the capital’s outskirts,” Tkachenko said on Telegram.
Tkachenko said six people had been injured, including a child and one person in hospital in serious condition.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a strike had triggered a fire in the lower floors of a high-rise apartment block west of the city center. Another fire broke out and was quickly brought under control in a central district.
“There are currently seven injured in the capital. Four of them have been hospitalized by medics,” Klitschko said, also on Telegram.
Earlier, he posted that a 13-year-old child was among the wounded.
Residential buildings in several districts of the city and cars were damaged, the mayor said.
Earlier this week, Russian drones and missiles rained down on Kyiv during the night, setting fires in apartment buildings.
City officials said seven people were killed.
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the worst armed conflict in Europe since World War II.
The war has killed hundreds of thousands of people and forced millions to flee their homes.
