Kyiv residential building damaged in Russian strike, fire spreads from first to eighth floor

In the Desnyanskyi district of Kyiv, a multi-apartment residential building was damaged in a Russian strike. Fire engulfed apartments from the first to the eighth floor, Ukrinform reported on Wednesday, 14 October, at 14:31.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze over an area of 400 square metres. The body of another deceased woman was found under the rubble, the agency noted.

According to Kyiv police, three women aged 35, 58 and one other were killed in this building. 19 people were injured, including a 7-year-old girl, NV reported at 16:04.

In total in Kyiv, as a result of the Russian attack, five people were killed and 36 were injured, including a child, the city police specified.