Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reports that a Russian drone and missile attack on Sunday morning resulted in fatalities, injuries, and fires at various high-rise buildings in the city, including government headquarters.
Published On 7 Sep 2025
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According to officials and local news outlets, the attack in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, has caused at least three deaths, 18 injuries, and fires in numerous buildings, including residential complexes and government offices.
Initially, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the victims included an infant and a young woman. Fires were sparked at several high-rise apartment buildings in the city’s western and eastern areas due to the attack.
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Emergency responders were dispatched to the Darnytskyi district, east of the Dnipro River, where a four-storey apartment building was set ablaze by debris from downed drones, according to Klitschko.
The Kyiv Independent also reported the death of an elderly woman in a shelter in the Darnytskyi district post-attack; the exact cause of her death remains unclear.
These claims of destruction and casualties are supported by the State Emergency Service, which confirmed at least one fatality and 18 injuries in Kyiv.
Reuters also cited witnesses and the Ukrainian military as indicating a fire started at an administrative building in Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district following the drone strike, which also led to power outages.
Recent days have seen an increase in Russian attacks on Ukraine, even as US President Donald Trump escalated diplomatic efforts to cease the nearly four-year conflict; however, these initiatives have yet to bear fruit.
In an earlier Telegram post, Klitschko stated that a pregnant woman and additional injured individuals were hospitalized due to the drone debris.
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