First responders work the scene following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Russian attack kills 3 people in Ukraine’s Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with drones and missiles in the early morning on Saturday, leaving at least three people dead.
The three were killed in the Shevchenkivskyi district, said Kyiv City Military Administration head Timur Tkachenko. There was also falling debris in the Desnyansky district, he said.
Kyiv’s mayor Vitalii Klitschko said that in the Shevchenkivskyi district, windows were broken and smoke at the entrance of a residential building, adding that a water supply pipeline was also damaged.
Klitschko also said the Lukyanivskametro station was shuttered after the attacks damaged its glass entrance.
Police officers collect evidence following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)A destroyed car is seen as firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)A destroyed car is seen as firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)First responders work the scene following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)First responders work the scene following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Firefighters work at the site of a damaged metro station after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)A Ukrainian serviceman collects evidence following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Ukrainian servicemen collect evidence following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Police officers guard a building following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Police officers rope off the entrance to a metro station after a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Rescuers work the site of a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A rescue worker crosses a flooded street after a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A rescue worker stands in a flooded street after a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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