Night drone hit near Kyiv center leads to emergency response
Russian unmanned aircraft targeted Kyivʼs Holosiivskyi area causing property damage in early-morning strike. Air-defense systems worked through the night while alerts covered much of Ukraine
Early thursday morning Kyivʼs peaceful night was disrupted when russian drones hit the cities Holosiivskyi district – a area close to the downtown core
The capitals air-defense systems kicked-in after midnight responding to the night-time threat. Serhiy Popko who leads Kyivs military administration reported significant damage to an apartment complex and multiple garage fires in the targeted zone
Vitali Klitschko the cityʼs mayor confirmed that falling drone debris (pieces of destroyed aircraft) started several fires; emergency response teams rushed to handle the situation. The quick-thinking first responders worked to contain the blaze while checking for victims: thankfully no one was hurt during this incident
The air-raid warning system stayed active across central and southern parts of Ukraine with alerts lasting more than 60 minutes‚ keeping citizens on high alert. Local defense forces maintained their guard as the situation developed; monitoring for any follow-up attacks
