Eight Floors Burnt Out: This Is How Kyiv High-Rise Building Looks After Being Hit By Russian Missile

Horrifying scenes.

A fire broke out in an 18-storey building in Holosiivsky district of Kyiv because of falling wreckage. More than a dozen residents of the building were injured, there are those who were killed, there may still be people under the rubble.

RBC-Ukraine correspondent publishes below a report from the scene.

It should be noted that the most significant consequences of the massive attack this time were recorded in Holosiivsky district of the capital. An apartment block caught fire on several floors there because of falling debris. Thick black smoke is rising from the site.

"The house is on fire from the 10th to 15th floors. There could probably be dead people under the rubble," KRMA speaker Mykhailo Shamanov told on air of the TV marathon.

As of 10 a.m. fire extinguishing continues, eight floors have already been burnt out, reports apostrophe.ua.

Rescuers are helping those injured by falling debris. In addition, the removal of rubble continues - it is assumed that there may be people who lived on high floors. It is reported about the destruction of the facade structures.

According to the latest data from the multi-storey apartment building, where the fire occurred, 52 people were evacuated, 8 of them were rescued. And another 12 people were injured. Detachments of the State Emergency Service continue to work on the site.

In addition, a two-story service station building was burning in the same district on an area of about 800 square metres. About 40 cars were burnt or damaged.

In total, 14 people were injured in the capital as a result of the missile strike. It is known about two dead.