On September 7, the Ukrainian government confirmed that a large-scale airstrike from Russia caused a fierce fire at a government building in the capital Kiev, and caused casualties for civilians. This is the first time the building has been damaged by a attack.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said the roof and upper floors of the government headquarters were destroyed. She affirmed that rescue forces were trying to put out the fire. The press recorded dense smoke rising from the building in Pecherskyi district in the early morning.
According to the Ukrainian air force, Russia deployed 805 drones and 13 missiles at night. Air defense units shot down 751 drones and 4 missiles, but many residential areas were still affected. This is the largest number of unmanned aerial vehicles used by Russia since the start of the conflict in 2022.
In Darnytskyi district, a 4-storey apartment building was hit by bullets, killing a young woman and a newborn baby, the body of a baby was found in the rubble. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said another elderly woman had died in the shelter, while a pregnant woman was among the injured.
Rescue authorities confirmed that at least 18 people were injured and many fires broke out across the capital. Images on social networks show that many buildings have collapsed in part, the facade is severely damaged.
In Sviatoshynskyi district, a 9-storey apartment building and many other structures were damaged. Drone debris caught fire in a 16-storey building and two other 9-storey buildings.
In addition to Kiev, many other cities were also affected. In Kremenchuk, explosions damaged the bridge over the Dnipro River and caused power outages. In Kryvyi Rih, traffic and urban infrastructure were sabotaged but no casualties were reported. The southern city of Odesa has also seen many fires in residential areas.
