Death Toll Rises To Two After Strike On 25-Storey Building In Kyiv's Darnytskyi District
"Two people have been killed and seven others injured in the aftermath of Russia's evening attack on Kyiv," the statement said.
As of 21:00, the death of a 59-year-old woman had been confirmed. The body of another person was found in a car near the building.
At least seven people were injured. They sustained shrapnel wounds, bruises and cuts. A 17-year-old girl was among the injured.
Read also: Injury toll after Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment building rises to 23"These are the consequences of a UAV crashing into the courtyard of a 25-storey apartment building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district. Apartments on the fourth and fifth floors caught fire," the prosecutor's office reported.
The fire destroyed at least 12 cars and two motorcycles.
A pre-trial investigation into a war crime allegedly committed by Russian military personnel has been launched under the procedural supervision of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, pursuant to Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
As Ukrinform previously reported, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko had earlier announced that a Russian drone had struck a high-rise apartment building in the Darnytskyi district. At that time, one person had been reported killed and 11 injured.
Photo: Kyiv Prosecutor's Office
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