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Russian drones attack Kyiv: Building damaged, 2 injured

Kyiv was targeted by new Russian drone attacks overnight from Friday into Saturday. Two upper floors of a 16-story residential building caught fire, prompting the evacuation of residents.

Debris from the drone attacks fell in six districts of Kyiv. Emergency services responded swiftly, extinguishing all fires.

A Russian drone attack on Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district caused a fire in a 16-story residential building, injuring two people and damaging the upper floors, according to The Kyiv Independent.

A patrol police officer was among those injured, according to Unian. Police reported that the officer suffered from smoke inhalation while assisting residents of the damaged building and was subsequently hospitalised.

Another individual received medical attention at the scene.

Translation by Iurie Tataru

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