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Fire breaks out in Kyiv after Russian drone attack and falling debris
A drone attack on Kyiv on the morning of 4 April caused a fire in one district and forced temporary train disruptions.
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A fire has broken out in the city of Kyiv on the morning of 4 April after a Russian drone attack and falling debris in the Darnytskyi district of the capital.
Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; Kyiv Oblast Military Administration; Ukrainian state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways)
Quote from Klitschko: "Early reports indicate that debris from a UAV had fallen onto the roof of a four-storey office building in the Darnytskyi district, causing a fire on the top floor.
Emergency services are heading to the scene."
Details: At 06:29, an air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv due to the threat of Russian attack drones.
At 06:54, Kyiv Oblast Military Administration reported that air defence systems were responding to Russian UAVs in the oblast.
Ukrzaliznytsia said passengers were being evacuated for safety reasons.
Quote from Ukrzaliznytsia: "We have to introduce safety stops and conduct passenger evacuations due to the detection of aerial assets along train routes within Kyiv and the oblast."
At 07:22, the all-clear was given in Kyiv.
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