Four people were killed and 19 others injured in Kyiv after Russia launched a mass missile and drone attack across Ukraine overnight on Jan. 8-9, APA reports, citing KYIV INDEPENDENT.
A paramedic was among those killed as a result of a double-tap strike, and 14 of the 19 wounded were hospitalized, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.
"One paramedic died, and four were injured while assisting people, in the Darnytskyi district," he said.
Several neighborhoods in the capital were affected, including the Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts.
Authorities said residential buildings in the Pechersk and Desnianskyi districts sustained damage from drones and falling debris, and a fire reportedly broke out in the Shevchenkivsky district.
Explosions were first reported in Kyiv around 11:45 p.m. local time as air defense systems engaged aerial targets, according to local officials. Earlier, the air force had warned of a ballistic missile threat and reported drones heading toward the capital.
Another nationwide missile threat was issued around 2:13 a.m. local time after Ukraine's air force detected Russian fighter jets taking flight.
Additional cruise missile explosions rocked Ukraine's capital at about 3:00 a.m. local time, a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground reported as Russia continued its overnight attack.
A residential building in Kyiv's well-known Comfort Town apartment complex reportedly had a fire burning as a result of the attack, according to local media.
Running water and electricity have been disrupted in parts of Ukraine's capital as a result of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure, Klitschko said.
"In the Darnytskyi district, a drone crashed in the courtyard of a residential building. A one-story store nearby and the windows of a nearby nine-story residential building were partially damaged," he said.
In the Dniprovskyi district, fires burned in two residential buildings, Klitschko reported.
Shockwaves damaged the roof of another residential building, and drone debris fell on a children's playground, he added.
"In the Pechersky district, as a result of drone debris falling, the facade of a nine-story residential building was partially destroyed. A non-residential multi-story building was also damaged," Klitschko reported.
In Kyiv's Desnyansky district, the territory of a shopping center and a sanatorium was damaged as a result of the Russian attack, he said.
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