Explosions in Kyiv as Ukrainians report Russian drone attack

Record ID: 1985343

  • Title: Explosions in Kyiv as Ukrainians report Russian drone attack
  • Date: 23rd March 2025
  • Summary: KYIV, UKRAINE (MARCH 23, 2025) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) AIR DEFENCE MUNITIONS FIRING OVER KYIV, SEARCH LIGHTS SCANNING SKY, EXPLOSION LIGHTING UP NIGHT SKY SEARCH LIGHTS SCANNING SKY, EXPLOSION LIGHTING UP NIGHT SKY AIR DEFENCE MUNITIONS DETONATING IN SKY / AUDIO OF EXPLOSIONS SEARCH LIGHTS SCANNING SKY / AUDIO OF EXPLOSIONS VARIOUS OF SMOKE BILLOWING FROM BUILDING ON FIRE
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  • Keywords: Attacks Conflict Kyiv Russian strikes Ukraine
  • Location: KYIV, UKRAINE
  • City: KYIV, UKRAINE
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA001097523032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:A Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed two people, sparked fires in apartment buildings and forced the evacuation of tens of people, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said early on Sunday (March 23).
    Explosions lit up the night sky in the capital as Ukraine’s air defence system was activated, shooting down several drones in the attack in the early hours of Sunday.
    A woman died after falling debris from a destroyed drone sparked a fire in a high-rise residential building in the capital's Dniprosvkyi district, the emergency service posted on the Telegram messaging channel. At least 27 were evacuated from the building.
    Another person died in the overnight attack on Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, the service said.
    "A massive enemy drone attack on Kyiv," Mayor Vitali Klitschko posted on the Telegram messaging app.
    There was no immediate comment from Russia. Both sides deny targeting civilians in the three-year-long war that Russia started with its full-scale invasion on Ukraine.
    Kyiv, its surrounding region and the eastern half of Ukraine were under air raid alerts for more than five hours, starting late on Saturday (March 22), according to Ukraine's Air Force maps.
    (Production: Gleb Garanich, Vladyslav Sodel, Shung Sin Tan)
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