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Video. Ukraine: Russian Drone Attack Sparks Major Fire in Kyiv Residential Building

Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov said the strikes left nine regions without power as firefighters battled a blaze in a Kyiv apartment block.

  • On Thursday, a Russian drone struck a nine-story residential building in Kyiv's Solomyanskyi district, igniting a massive fire. The Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed the attack killed a 44-year-old woman and injured seven others.
  • Russia launched an overnight wave of 94 drones and various missiles, including Iskander-M and Zircon weapons, targeting military factories and energy facilities according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
  • Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported the blaze engulfed the 3rd to 6th floors, causing structural damage on the 5th floor. Firefighters and emergency crews worked at the scene to evacuate residents.
  • Strikes damaged energy facilities in Rivne and industrial sites in Obukhiv across Ukraine. Deputy Energy Minister Artem Nekrasov confirmed the nationwide infrastructure damage left nine regions without power.
  • These strikes reflect an intensified Russian drone campaign escalating since late August, disrupting essential services nationwide. The Main Directorate of Intelligence reported Russia's new Geran-5K drones now have a 1,000-kilometer range.
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Hours after the peace talks, Russia attacks Kiev. A woman dies, seven are injured.

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The Russian army announced Thursday that it carried out a massive attack on military factories in Ukrainian territory, including in Kiev, where, according to the mayor, a Russian drone hit a housing block, Reuters reports.

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Firefighters work at the site of a damaged apartment building after a Russian drone attack in Kien REUTERS/Gleb Garanich The attacks carried out by Russia during the early morning of Thursday (12) cause blackouts in nine regions of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities. According to the Deputy Minister of Energy, Artem Nekrasov, the affected regions were Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Rivne, Sumy, Kharkiv and Che…

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Tiroler Tageszeitung Online broke the news on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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