KYIV: Russia launched a drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday (Jan 1), killing one particular person, wounding six others and damaging buildings in two districts, metropolis officers mentioned.
Explosions boomed throughout the morning sky as Ukraine’s air power warned of drones approaching town and Mayor Vitali Klitschko mentioned air defences had been repelling an enemy assault.
Two flooring of a residential constructing had been partially destroyed within the strike, Klitschko mentioned. The physique of a lady was later pulled from the particles, town’s army administration mentioned.
Photographs posted by the State Emergency Service confirmed firefighters dousing a gutted nook of a constructing and serving to aged victims.
The Nationwide Financial institution of Ukraine mentioned in a press release that one in all its buildings had been broken by particles from a downed drone.
Particles additionally broken a non-residential constructing in a unique neighbourhood, Klitschko added.
