Russian attack on Kyiv injures 10, starts fire and damages high-rise building


A part of a jet drone lies on the road at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 3, 2026. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov

Sept 3 (Reuters) - A ⁠Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv ⁠on Thursday injured 10 people, triggered a ‌fire and badly damaged a high-rise residential building, officials said.

The city's military administration initially said one person had died ​in the latest assault, but ⁠later said the ⁠report had proved untrue.

It said 10 people, including a ⁠child, ‌had been hurt. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said nine people were injured, including ⁠six medical personnel.

Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said ​the ninth ‌floor of a high-rise residence had been ⁠damaged. Fifteen ​people had been evacuated from the building in a district just outside the city centre.

Video published ⁠on unofficial Telegram channels showed a ​large fireball rising skywards. Unofficial channels said the building had been struck by a jet-powered drone.

Local ⁠media said new explosions later jolted the city. An air raid alert remained in effect more than two hours after it was imposed.

Klitschko ​said six people had been ⁠wounded in earlier strikes on the capital, which ​has been subject to more ‌than a week of sustained ​attacks.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Mark Porter, Alex Richardson and Deepa Babington)

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