KYIV (Reuters) – A Russian air attack on Kyiv damaged buildings, roads and several power lines in the city, the capital's military administration said on Sunday, after the army said air defenses were trying to repel a drone attack.
The attack, which took place in waves and approached the city from different directions, did not cause any injuries, said Serhi Popko, head of the Kyiv military administration, on the application of Telegram messaging.
Serhi Popko clarified that there had been no fire, modifying a previous statement by the administration that rescue teams had been dispatched to the site of a fire in the Shevchenkivskyi district which, according to she, had been provoked by the attack.
This is the second consecutive night of Russian drone attacks on Kyiv. According to initial information, all the devices were destroyed, added Serhi Popko. The number of drones launched on Kyiv was not immediately specified.
Drone debris damaged an entrance and windows of at least five buildings in the Shevchenkivskyi and Holosiivskyi districts, including a hostel and the windows of an office building, Serhi Popko said.
The army posted several photos on Telegram showing the entrance to one building blown out, the damaged windows of another and power lines lying on the road.
Reuters witnesses said they heard explosions and saw plumes of smoke rising above residential buildings.
Shevchenkivskyi district, near the center of Kyiv, is a bustling area with universities, restaurants and tourist attractions, while Holosiivskyi district is home to a large national park. Both districts are located on the west bank of the Dnipro River.
Kyiv, its region and most of Ukraine's eastern half were under air raid warnings intermittently for most of the night, according to alerts posted on social media by the Ukrainian military .
(Reporting by Gleb Garanich and Sergiy Karazy in Kyiv; written by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne, French version Benjamin Mallet)
