Hostile shelling of Kyiv: many injured, destruction in various areas
Kyiv • UNN
On the night of May 25, Kyiv was attacked with missiles and UAVs, there is damage in Holosiivskyi, Dniprovskyi, Desnianskyi districts. Many people are injured, they are being provided with assistance.
On the night of Sunday, May 25, the Russian army attacked the Ukrainian capital. There were casualties as a result of the shelling. The city authorities reported that UAV debris fell into a dormitory, and private residential buildings and a business center were destroyed. This is reported by UNN, referring to the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, and the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA).
Details
According to operational information as of 02:00 on May 25, 2025, in connection with the Russian attack on the capital, the following was recorded in Kyiv:
Holosiivskyi district
- as a result of the enemy attack, a residential 5-story building was damaged. Currently, 4 people have requested assistance.
Dniprovskyi district
- as a result of the fall of debris from a downed UAV, a fire was recorded in the private sector. Information about the victims is being clarified.
"Services are working at the sites with damage. Currently, a number of drones are flying into the airspace of the capital from several directions. Air defense is working," the KCMA reported at 02:02
Medics provided assistance on the spot to four victims in a student dormitory in the Holosiivskyi district. A UAV fragment hit the building. The external decoration of one of the walls of the building was on fire
According to him, there is destruction of a private house in the Dniprovskyi district, without a fire. Medics are currently examining one victim. Also, one victim was assisted on the spot in the Desnyanskyi district of the capital.
Another victim turned to doctors in the Desnyanskyi district. She was hospitalized. Currently, seven people have been injured in the capital. Medics provided assistance to six of them on the spot
"Call for medics to the Shevchenkivskyi district. The brigade is heading to the scene," the official added at 02:28.
The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, clarified that a young woman was injured in the Dniprovskyi district as a result of the attack. Preliminary - a broken leg. Medics are providing her with assistance.
At 02:42, Vitali Klitschko informed that medics are examining one victim in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Windows were broken in a residential building there, there was no fire, and debris from a downed UAV was found in the yard of the building.
At 03:02, the mayor of Kyiv reported that the number of victims had increased to ten. Two of them were hospitalized by doctors. Six were treated on the spot. And two are currently being examined in the Shevchenkivskyi district.
According to operational information from the KMVA as of 04:00 on 05/25/2025, as a result of an enemy attack on civilian infrastructure facilities in the capital, the following was recorded:
Holosiivskyi district:
— damage to a dormitory, with fire. The fire has been extinguished.
— falling debris from downed enemy UAVs in several locations.
Dniprovskyi district:
— destruction of the 2nd floor of a private residential building. No fire.
Shevchenkivskyi district:
— damage to a business center.
As of 04:00, 11 victims aged 18 to 62 have been confirmed. The information is being clarified
It is noted that rescuers and other services are working at all damage sites.
"Russian strike UAVs are still being detected in the airspace on the approaches to the capital. The enemy attack is ongoing. Air defense work is possible! We urge you not to leave shelters until the end of the day!", the Kyiv City Military Administration warned.
Reminder
On Sunday, May 25 at 01:55, the Ukrainian Air Force reported the Russians launching cruise missiles from Tu-95MS and Tu-160 aircraft over the territory of Ukraine.