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Downed missile hits Kyiv apartment block, kills one – Metro US

Downed missile hits Kyiv apartment block, kills one

A person is evacuated by members of the rescue team
A person is evacuated by members of the rescue team after the remains of a downed missile damaged a residential building, in Kyiv

(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and three wounded after remains of a downed missile hit a residential building in the Ukranian capital, Kyiv, Ukraine’s emergency service said on Thursday.

The 16-storey building was struck at 5:02 a.m. local time, it said in a statement, adding that 30 people have been evacuated so far and a fire has been put out.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)