Massive shelling of Kyiv caused fires in several districts of the capital. The fire engulfed residential buildings, a school, a business centre and a market. Rescuers are evacuating residents and extinguishing the fire.
Basic context
On the night of 24 May, Kyiv came under massive shelling by Russian troops. The shelling caused a fire in a two-storey dormitory in Darnytskyi district, where rescuers are evacuating residents and extinguishing the fire.
A school caught fire in Shevchenkivskyi district, and a five-storey residential building had its entranceway destroyed and then caught fire. The building of a business centre and the territory of a market were hit, where a fire also broke out.
In the same part of the city, a shell hit one of the nine-storey residential buildings between the eighth and ninth floors, resulting in the death of a person. Rescuers extinguished a fire in another nine-storey building, and are also recording damage to the museum building of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in Kyiv region.
Scale of destruction in different districts of Kyiv
In Dniprovsky district, a fire engulfed a private residential building and the territory of a garage cooperative.
A shopping centre and a supermarket building were hit in Desnianskyi district. Five garage boxes were on fire on the territory of a garage cooperative.
Svyatoshynskyi district was hit by a shelling of a nine-storey residential building.
A minor fire and structural damage occurred in a 24-storey residential building in Solomenskiy district. Firefighters extinguished the fire using available means. Warehouses in an industrial area were also damaged.
Fires were reported in a residential building and a 16-storey residential complex in Obolon district. A fire broke out in a construction hypermarket.
In the Pechersk district, a 20-storey new building and a nearby change house are on fire, confirming the scale of the destruction across the city.
Consequences and service responses
Information about casualties is being clarified, but one person was killed in Shevchenkivskyi district.
Rescuers work on fire scenes, firefighters are evacuating residents from dangerous buildings and extinguishing fires in different parts of Kyiv. The destruction has affected residential buildings, commercial structures and infrastructure that affects the city's vital functions.
Shelling highlights the ongoing threat to civilian infrastructure in the capital and raises concerns for the safety of residents in different parts of the city. Firefighters are working to minimise damage and save lives.
