Russian Drone Strikes Kyiv School as Children Shelter During Morning Attack
Emergency crews rushed to the school as authorities worked to extinguish the blaze and assess damage, with no casualties immediately reported.
- On Thursday, a Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, sparking a fire while children sheltered inside during an air raid alert, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.
- This attack followed hours of Russian strikes on Wednesday involving ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, part of a broader September surge where Russia launched 3,177 unmanned aerial vehicles against Ukraine.
- Earlier overnight, strikes caused fires in a 16-story residential building in Solomianskyi and a warehouse in Obolonskyi; the State Emergency Service reported firefighters extinguished a blaze covering 861 square feet.
- Emergency crews were dispatched to the school and other sites to extinguish flames and assess damage, with officials confirming at least one man injured during the overnight attacks received medical treatment.
- President Volodymyr Zelenky called the strikes a "new escalation of terror," noting air raid alerts lasted almost the entire day as Ukraine works with international partners to strengthen air defenses.
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UAV hits school in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, fire breaks out, children safe in shelter – Klitschko
A drone strike has hit a school building in Kyiv's Solomiansky district, causing a fire, while children were safely inside a shelter at the time of the attack, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has reported.
<p>An enemy drone hit a school in Kiev during training - children were in a shelter In the Solom'yansky district, a drone hit a school, a fire broke out. Intrusion into warehouses was also recorded.</p>
What is known about the consequences of the attack? In Kiev, the drone hit the school building. This is reported by RBK-Ukraine with reference to a report by Mayor Kiev Vitaly Klicko. "In the Solomen district, Bpla hit the school building. There was a fire. Children were in hiding. Emergency services are headed to the site." Klichko wrote. The victims were not mentioned in the report. Remember, on the night of 1 October, the drones attacked Kiev…
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