On November 11, in the city of Yahotyn, Kyiv region, an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle struck the grounds of a local lyceum. This was reported by the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, who made a statement about 30 minutes after the incident. According to him, at the moment of the attack, 171 children, as well as teachers and staff of the educational institution, were in the shelter. None of them were injured.
"There is no military sense"
Timur Tkachenko emphasized that the lyceum is an ordinary educational institution for children and does not serve any military purpose. "This is an ordinary institution for children, there is no military sense," stated the head of the KRMA, highlighting that the object itself was clearly not the intended target of the strike. The statement was broadcast live and quickly spread across Ukrainian news feeds.
Firefighting and cleanup operations
A fire broke out on the lyceum's premises following the drone strike. According to data available at the time of Tkachenko's statement, emergency services were finalizing efforts to extinguish the flames. Once the fire was localized and fully extinguished, the process of cleaning up the area began. State Emergency Service crews worked at the scene, also assessing damage to the structures and utility systems of the educational facility.
Damage to infrastructure and private property
The blast wave from the drone strike caused damage not only to the lyceum itself but also to the surrounding area. A vehicle parked near the school, a metal fence, and windows in two private houses located in the immediate vicinity of the educational facility were damaged. Additional destruction, if discovered during inspections, will be documented and included in the assessment of the reconstruction work required.
Context: series of attacks on November 11
The strike on Yahotyn was part of a series of drone incidents recorded overnight and into the morning of November 11. Earlier that same day, Russian forces launched a strike using jet drones against a Naftogaz Group facility in the Dnipropetrovsk region: a large-scale fire broke out at the enterprise and equipment was damaged, though workers were able to take cover in time. Furthermore, in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv, a fire broke out after a drone crashed; the blast wave damaged a car, and one person sustained injuries. The combination of these events indicates a continuation of intense attacks on civilian and industrial infrastructure in various regions of Ukraine.
