At least one person has lost their life and another 22 have been injured, among them four minors, after a series of ballistic missile attacks launched by the Russian Armed Forces since Wednesday night against six districts of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has detailed in a statement that the bombings have caused numerous fires and significant material damage to residential and civilian infrastructures spread across various points in the city.
In the Dniprovski district, authorities have confirmed the death of one person and the hospitalization of a child, in addition to another five injured people. Fires have been declared in several buildings in this area, and damage has been recorded in numerous vehicles.
The Pecherski district is among the hardest hit by the offensive, with eight injured, including three minors. The impacts have affected civilian-use properties, several ambulances, and a monastery in the area. In Holosivski, the impact of a projectile against a non-residential building has caused six injuries.
In Sviatoshinski, firefighting teams have managed to control a large fire that has ravaged about 1,100 square meters after reaching a complex of restaurants and another non-residential building. In the Obolonski district, two more injuries have been counted due to fires in different facilities, which have already been extinguished by emergency services.
In the Darnitski district, Russian attacks have affected local transportation infrastructure, although no casualties have been reported in this part of the city so far.
The State Emergency Service has indicated that rescue operations and damage assessment are ongoing on the ground, so the casualty balance could change in the coming hours.