Serhiy Popko, head of the capital’s military administration, said residents were being evacuated from the building in the district just west of the city centre
An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv on Oct. 25.capital Kyiv on Friday evening, triggering a fire in the building’s top floors and an evacuation of its residents was under way, officials said.
“There is a fire in the building in Solomyanskyi district that was struck by an enemy drone,” Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. “The 17th, 18th and 19th floors are damaged. Emergency crews are at the scene.” . Information on casualties was being clarified, he wrote on Telegram.
A picture posted on social media showed a high-rise building shrouded in smoke with fires burning on one of the top floors. Popko also said drone fragments had fallen in an open space in the central Shevchenkivskyi district. No casualties were reported.
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