Teen Girl Killed, Several Injured After Russia Attacks Residential Building in Ukraine's Kyiv

Kyiv: One person was killed and several were injured after a Russian drone hit a multi-story residential building in Kyiv on Friday night, city officials confirmed. attack, part of two waves of drones launched by Russia, marked 15th assault on Ukraine's capital this month.

Kyiv’s military ministration reported that more than a dozen drones were intercepted over city during four-hour attack, which began around 9pm local time. Explosions were heard in city shortly after air raid alert sounded.

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drone, reportedly a Russian "suicide" drone, struck a 25-story residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, causing substantial dam on upper floors. impact led to death of one teen girl and injured five people, one of m is being treated at hospital, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service detailed that apartments on 17th, 18th, and 19th floors sustained dam from strike. Firefighters were dispatched to contain fire that erupted due to attack. Around 100 people were evacuated from building as a safety measure.

airstrike was part of a larger assault, with Russia launching a total of 63 drones across various parts of Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense forces mand to intercept 36 of se drones, primarily over Kyiv and Odesa region. However, at least 16 drones were reported "locationally lost."

Since beginning of October, residents in Kyiv and or parts of Ukraine have endured near-daily drone and missile attacks. Russia, which inved Ukraine in February 2022, has frequently targeted urban areas beyond frontline, though it denies deliberately aiming at civilians.