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The Kyiv State Emergency Service: On Monday evening, 26 October, the Russian occupiers launched ballistic missiles at the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on the consequences in his Telegram.
News is being updated
Updated 22:45: Klitschko reported an impact near a residential building; people may be blocked.
“Impact near a residential building in the Desnianskyi district. There may be people trapped inside.”
The Kyiv mayor also added that five people have been injured so far and have been hospitalized.
According to Klitschko, the Desnianskyi district saw an impact near a metro station.
“In the Desnianskyi district, an impact near one of the metro stations is suspected. A car is on fire. Emergency services are en route,” the message says.
The Kyiv mayor also added that a rapid-response medical team en route to a call came under fire. There are likely casualties.
“A rapid-response ambulance team en route to a call came under fire. There are casualties, reportedly,” Klitschko noted.
Later, he wrote that the attack damaged medical facilities in the Dniprovskyi district.
“As a result of the enemy shelling, one medical facility in the Dniprovskyi district was damaged. Windows in the intensive care unit were blown out by the blast wave. There are currently no casualties. In another medical facility in this district, windows were blown out in two departments. Patients and medical staff were not injured,” the Kyiv mayor reported.
Klitschko reported one death as a result of the Russian attack:
“In the Dniprovskyi district, there was also an impact on a building on the non-residential development territory. Preliminary reports indicate a death near one of the nearby supermarkets.”
Consequences of previous Russian attacks on Kyiv
Earlier, UNIAN reported that 19 October, as a result of a Russian attack on Kyiv, the Chernihivska metro station was damaged. It is known that the facade, platform area, tracks, contact rail, and power supply and traffic control systems were affected. 23 October it partially resumed operation. For passengers, Vestibule No. 1 toward the Darivnytsia station is open, but Vestibule No. 2 toward Lisova remains closed.
We also noted that as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv on 22 October, a number of stores of well-known networks stopped operating. Among them is the Danish JYSK store. The company said that at Pochaina, during the massive rocket attack on Kyiv, another JYSK store was destroyed and burned to the ground. It is known that there were no casualties among staff or visitors. One of the targets of the strike 22 October was the Epicentr trade center in the Pochaina district.
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