A Russian drone hit the roof of a high-rise building in Kryvyi Rih
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- Alona Kokhanchuk
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10:23, 18 March, 2024
Russian drone. Photo: National PoliceIn Kryvyi Rih, during a night attack, one of the drones hit a five-story building and broke through the roof of the entrance.
As Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city's Defense Council, reported, the warhead of the drone did not explode, so no one was injured.
«Rescuers, medics, and all operational services were dispatched to the scene. People from 6 entrances were evacuated, accommodation was organized in the «Point of Invincibility» in the school located nearby. The fire that broke out on the roof of the building was promptly extinguished. The combat unit of «Shakhed» was neutralized and taken out by sappers. Already at 2:00 am, people were able to return to their apartments. There are no casualties,» said Oleksandr Vilkul.
We will remind that on the night of March 18, the Russians dropped 22 attack drones over Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 17 of them.