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In the Obolonskyi district, two people are reported injured. / photo by the State Emergency Service (SES). At night, Russians attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles, and fires broke out in two districts as a result of the attack, with injuries reported.
An air alert was announced after 2 hours of the night, and explosions immediately followed.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko reported several fire foci in the Obolonskyi district, as well as in a non-residential premises in the Holosiivskyi district. As of 03:35 one person was known to be injured.
Later, the State Emergency Service explained the consequences of the attack.
According to rescuers, as a result of the Russian shelling 2 people were injured, and fires and destruction were reported in the Obolonskyi and Holosiivskyi districts.
Photo by DSNS/Tak. In the Obolonskyi district, a large fire broke out on the territory of one of the markets, where two people were injured.
In another location, a blast wave caused minor damage to a building. At another address, there was a strike on a non-residential building.
Photo by DSNS. Media report that a bookstore market is burning in the Obolonskyi district, also reporting that the entrance to the Pochaiv metro (Pochaiv) was damaged. Spokesman for the SES, Pavlo Petro, said that 2000 square meters of the basement market are burning in Kyiv; the fire was localized.
In Holosiivskyi district, a fire occurred on the territory of a non-residential building. Firefighters localized the blaze.
Russian attacks on Ukraine
Earlier, analysts warned that Russia plans to begin a large-scale campaign of strikes against Kyiv's energy infrastructure on the eve of Ukraine's Independence Day 24 in August and may use its strategic reserve of ballistic missiles to inflict maximum damage.
Also, 15 in August in Germany, citizens were urged to refrain from traveling to Ukraine on the eve of Independence Day, as there is concern that Russia may intensify attacks.
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