Russian drone attack damages apartment building in Kyiv, injuring 2
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Russia attacked Kyiv with drones overnight on Oct. 29, damaging a residential building and injuring two people, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.
One of the two victims was hospitalized, Klitschko said. The other was treated for her injuries on site.
Debris from a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Kyiv's Solomyanskyi district in the early hours of Oct. 29, causing a fire. Nearby cars and a commercial building also caught fire following the attack, according to Klitschko.
Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said that emergency gas services had been dispatched to the attack site due to the risk of depressurization of the gas system.
Russia has intensified aerial attacks against Ukraine's densely populated cities. Other Russian strikes on Oct. 28-29 targeted Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih, killing several people and injuring over 20.
A drone strike against Kyiv on Oct. 25 hit a multi-story building, killing a teenage girl.