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title: "Black holes in walls and destroyed balconies: What a 9-story building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district looks like after a Russian drone attack"
description: "In Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, a Russian drone hit a 9-story building: a hole in the wall, fire on floors 3–6, destroyed balconies. Mayor Klitschko confirmed destruction at the 5th-floor level."
date: 2026-11-12T08:04:42.740Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kyiv-solomianskyi-9-story-drone-attack
tags: [kyiv, drone-attack, russia-ukraine-war, solomensky-district, residential-building, vitali-klitschko]
author: "Roman V."
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Black holes in walls and destroyed balconies: What a 9-story building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district looks like after a Russian drone attack

![Destroyed 9-story residential building in Kyiv with a hole in the wall after a Russian drone attack](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/12/kiev-solomensky-9-story-building-drone-attack-rf/kiev-solomensky-9-story-building-drone-attack-rf-1.webp)

## Key Points

- In the morning, a Russian drone attacked a 9-story building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district, with heaviest damage on floors 2–7.
- A hole formed in the wall, a fire started in the apartment, and rescue workers are working at the scene.
- All balconies of the building are damaged, some completely destroyed; windows are also shattered in the opposite building.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported a fire on floors 3–6 and destruction at the 5th-floor level.
- The strike was part of a nighttime attack: ballistics on Kyiv, drones on regions, with 6 communities in Zhytomyr region under attack.

In the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, a multi-story residential building sustained severe damage as a result of an attack by Russia. A correspondent from RBC-Ukraine visited the scene and recorded the condition of the building after the strike. According to available data, the nine-story building was hit by an enemy drone in the morning, with the heaviest destruction occurring on the second through seventh floors.

### Attack progress and nature of damage

As seen in published photographs and video recordings, a large hole formed in the wall breached by the drone — described in publication materials as a 'black hole.' A fire broke out in one of the apartments at the site of the breach, where rescue workers were operating at the time of filming. The damage affected not only the interior of the building but also its facade: all balconies of the building were damaged, and some were completely destroyed.

### Condition of the building and neighboring houses

In addition to direct destruction, the blast wave and debris shattered windows not only in the building hit by the drone but also in the building opposite. Thus, the aftermath of the attack affected several residential buildings in the area at once, and the overall picture of damage — from holes in the walls to collapsed balconies — indicates the high power of the strike on residential areas.

### Position of Kyiv authorities

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that a fire broke out on the third through sixth floors as a result of the attack. According to him, structural destruction was recorded at the level of the fifth floor. These data align with what journalists recorded at the scene: it is on the middle and upper floors of the nine-story building that the damage appears most critical.

### Context of the night massive attack

The strike on the Solomianskyi district was part of a broader nighttime attack. Earlier, according to RBC-Ukraine, Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and various types of drones across regions of Ukraine at night. Zhytomyr region was also under massive attack: there, according to reports, the enemy attacked six communities of the region at once, with infrastructure, energy facilities, and ordinary residential buildings coming under fire.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Черные дыры в стенах и разбитые балконы: как выглядит 9-этажка в Киеве после атаки РФ (фото, видео)](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/chorni-diri-stinah-ta-potroshcheni-balkoni-1794469876.html) - Primary source: correspondent's visit to the scene in Solomianskyi district, photos/videos of damage, quote from Mayor Klitschko on fire on floors 3–6 and damage at 5th floor level, context of night attack on Kyiv and Zhytomyr region.

## FAQ

### Which building was damaged in Kyiv?

A nine-story building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district was damaged; floors 2 through 7 suffered the greatest damage.

### What did the Mayor of Kyiv report about the attack's aftermath?

Vitali Klitschko reported that the attack caused a fire on the 3rd through 6th floors, and structural damage was recorded at the 5th-floor level.

### What other targets were hit during the night attack?

According to RBC-Ukraine, at night Russia struck Kyiv with a ballistic missile and regions with drones; Zhytomyr region was under massive attack, where 6 communities were hit, including infrastructure, energy facilities, and residential buildings.