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Russian drone attack on Kyiv kills at least two, triggers fires

Russian drone strikes killed four and injured 19 in Kyiv, damaging apartment buildings, a high-rise, and critical infrastructure, officials reported.

  • On Jan 9, Tymur Tkachenko said Russian-operated attack drones struck Kyiv early on Friday just before midnight, triggering fires and considerable damage.
  • Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two apartment buildings on the east bank of the Dnipro River were hit, causing major damage.
  • Klitschko reported three deaths and six injured, including an emergency medic killed after two drones struck an apartment, while other officials cited 19 injured and 14 treated in hospital.
  • Fires broke out across several city districts after multiple strikes, with one residential building losing an entire entrance and a central-district high-rise badly damaged.
  • Air alerts sounded nationwide and the Kyiv alert lasted five hours, while another Russian strike hit Lviv region, causing water supply disruptions in some districts.
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Russian drone attack on Kyiv kills at least two, triggers fires

·United Kingdom
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Two residential buildings were hit on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River, causing extensive damage.

·Podgorica, Montenegro
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Combined attack on Kyiv: 4 dead, 19 injured, infrastructure damageAs a result of the combined enemy attack on Kyiv, 4 people were killed, including a medic, and 19 were injured. Residential buildings and critical infrastructure were damaged, and there were power and water supply disruptions.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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