Shelling of Kyiv: kindergartens and residential buildings were damaged

Enemy attack on Kyiv, March 21, 2024. Photo: KMVA Enemy attack on Kyiv, March 21, 2024. Photo: KCSA

On the morning of March 21, Russian troops hit Kyiv with ballistic and cruise missiles. Twelve people were injured as a result of the shelling.

This was reported in the capital's military administration.

Consequences of the Russian attack on Kyiv. Photo: KMVA Consequences of the Russian attack on Kyiv. Photo: KCSA
Consequences of the Russian attack on Kyiv. Photo: KMVA Consequences of the Russian attack on Kyiv. Photo: KCSA

It is noted that a high-rise building was damaged due to an enemy strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district. An apartment fire broke out there and people are being evacuated. In other places of the district, cars caught fire, and in some houses, windows were damaged by blast waves.

In Sviatoshynskyi district, debris damaged the building of a preschool educational institution, high-rise buildings and burned cars.

Evacuation of residents of the building. Consequences of the Russian attack on Kyiv. Photo: KCSA
Evacuation of residents of the building. Evacuation of residents of the building. Photo: KCSA

Subsequently, the KCSA stated that the damage to the building of the preschool educational institution as a result of the impact was not confirmed.

In particular, in the Podilskyi district, debris fell on the territory of a non-residential building and on the roof of a residential building, where a fire broke out. A fire was also recorded on the roof of a non-residential two-story building.

According to the mayor of Kyiv Vitalii Klitschko, twelve people were injured due to Russian aggression. Six people were injured in Shevchenkivskyi district, and four more in Svyatoshynskyi. Two of them were hospitalized, others were treated on the spot. There were no casualties as a result of the rocket attack in Kyiv.

We will remind that on February 7, Russian troops shelled Kyiv, the injured continue to be taken to hospitals. Two high-voltage lines were also damaged.

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