A man falls on the ground following a drone attack in Kyiv on October 17, 2022. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)
KYIV – Russia launched its first-ever attack on the Ukrainian capital using Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones early on Oct. 17, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. Information on casualties is not yet available.
A fire broke out in a non-residential building in the central Shevchenkivskyi district while several residential buildings were damaged, according to the mayor.
As of 9 a.m. the regional military administration confirmed four strikes on Kyiv, adding that "the enemy continues to attack." According to the report, a residential building was hit.
The drone attack comes exactly a week after Russia’s massive barrage of missile strikes during Monday rush hour claimed at least 20 lives nationwide. Kyiv was among the cities hit, breaking the relative peace the capital’s residents had enjoyed since the last missile strike in late June.
Kamikaze drones struck Kyiv Oblast for the first time on Oct. 5, hitting an undisclosed building in Bila Tserkva, located some 75 kilometers south of the capital. Until today, Kyiv had remained untouched by the Iranian-made drones that Russia has increasingly used to strike targets across Ukraine. Kyiv Independent - link - Asami Terajima - link - more like this (Russians destroying Ukraine) - link
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