A drone crashed into a high-rise block in Kyiv: there are casualties, and a 14-year-old boy has died
On the morning of Friday, 25 September, during a Russian attack on Kyiv, a drone struck a high-rise residential block in the Pechersk district.
A 14-year-old boy was killed and at least seven residents were injured.
The capital’s authorities reported on the consequences of the attack.
According to the Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, a Russian drone struck a high-rise building between the seventh and tenth floors.
“In the Pechersk district, a drone struck a high-rise block between the 7th and 10th floors,” Klitschko said.
Prior to the strike, a warning had been issued in Kyiv regarding the threat posed by attack drones.
A 14-year-old boy was killed in the attack. At least seven residents of the building were injured, according to the Kyiv police.
Details regarding the consequences of the Russian strike and the condition of those injured are being clarified.
Russian forces also attacked Kyiv with drones on the night of 25 September. On that occasion, one person was injured as a result of the attack. In the Solomianskyi district, debris from a drone fell onto a 25-storey building.
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