Fires, damage reported in Kyiv following overnight missile attacks
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia launched a missile attack against Kyiv on the morning of Feb. 12.
Various officials reported that fires had broken out in the Holosiivskyi, Podilskyi, Solomianskyi, and Svyatoshynskyi districts of the city. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that a large industrial fire was raging in the Obolon district, with preliminary reports indicating damage to nearby buildings.
No further information was immediately available as to the extent the damage or casualties. Klitschko added that emergency crews are on their way to various parts of the city.
Explosions were reported in Kyiv around 4:30 a.m. local time, according to several Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.
Preliminary reports indicate that four Iskander ballistic missiles were launched towards the capital.
Ukraine’s Air Force warned of the threat of Russian missile attacks targeting various regions of the country. Klitschko said that air defenses are at work in the capital.
In recent months, Russia has continued to intensify its drone and missile attacks targeting different regions of Ukraine.
The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk