# Russian drones strike Kyiv, damaging 24-story apartment building and injuring five

https://mins.news/en/item/50941

- Meduza, 2026-09-09 07:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/09/russian-drones-strike-kyiv-damaging-24-story-apartment-building-and-injuring-five

> A Russian drone hit a 24-story residential building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi District overnight, striking the 11th and 12th floors and causing a fire. Five people were injured, three requiring hospitalization, while rescuers evacuated 23 residents from the damaged building.

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