Two people were killed in Kyiv as a result of Russian missile strikes. There may still be people under the rubble.
What is known about the dead as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv
The President of Ukraine commented on the enemy attack.
Zelenskyy promised that Ukraine would respond to Russia's strikes — terrorists will always feel the consequences of their actions, he noted.
At the same time, the capital's military administration has not yet reported the dead, only 14 wounded.
At the moment, 52 people have been evacuated from a multi-storey residential building in Holosiivskyi district, where the fire occurred, and eight have been saved. As a result of the fire at the service station, about 40 cars were burned or damaged. The fire has been extinguished.
Russian troops shelled Kyiv
A nationwide air alert was declared at 5:54 a.m. Around 7:00 a.m., a series of explosions rang out in the capital. Vitaliy Klitschko, the capital's mayor, announced the work of the air defence forces.
As a result of a missile attack on Kyiv, debris was recorded in the Dniprovskyi district of the capital.
After the explosions, medics went to the Dnipro district of the capital, the mayor of the city, Vitalii Klychko, said. One victim was treated on the spot.
Our correspondents inform that the light has gone out in some of the houses of the Dniprovskyi district. According to Klitschko, the missile fragments damaged two high-voltage lines due to the Russian attack. Some consumers on the left bank are currently without electricity.
One person was injured in Holosiivskyi district. Damage to the power grid was also recorded.
One victim was hospitalised by medics from a high-rise building in the Holosiivskyi district, where the fire occurred as a result of an attack by the Russian Federation, Klitschko clarified.