The fire left at least one person dead and four injured. the third Russian attack on Kyiv in a daythe official said, and the Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed more than 20 drones.

“The attack was massive, it came from different directions, in several waves,” Sergey Popko, head of the Kyiv military administration, said on his Telegram channel.

Authorities said one person died when the wreckage of the drone crashed into a high-rise apartment building, causing a fire.

The top two floors of a house in the Goloseevsky district have been destroyed, emergency services are still looking for people under the rubble. This was stated by the mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko. four people were injured, 20 were evacuated.

Photos of Kyiv officials and witnesses Reuters showed the flames come out of the upper floors of the building and smoke comes from the ceiling.

In May, Russia launched a series of strikes on the Ukrainian capital, using a combination of drones and missiles, mostly at night. cause people psychological discomfortsaid a Kyiv official.

According to preliminary information, attacks on Tuesday were carried out only from Iranian-made Shahed dronesThis was reported by the Kyiv military administration.

Reuters was unable to independently verify the report. It did not immediately become known how many drones Russia launched. There were no comments from Moscow regarding the attack.

“The enemy continues to attack the capital,” Klitschko said in a Telegram message. “Explosions were heard in many parts of the city tonight.”

Falling debris hit several areas, including the historic districts of Podil and Pechersky, the Svyatoshinsky district, and the Goloseevsky district in southwest Kyiv.

Authorities say the full extent of the damage is yet to be determined. (Reuters).