Kyiv police have published footage capturing the first moments following a Russian jet-powered drone attack on a 24-story residential building in the capital's Sviatoshynskyi district. Law enforcement officers who arrived at the drone crash site immediately began extinguishing a burning apartment and discovered the bodies of two victims while clearing the debris. This was reported by the Kyiv police on their Telegram channel, with RBC-Ukraine citing the statement.
First minutes: fire extinguishers and hoses
According to the statement, police officers arrived at the scene "without wasting a minute." Law enforcement officers grabbed fire extinguishers, deployed fire hoses, and began putting out the flames in the blazing apartment. The published footage captures the work at the strike site in the very first minutes after the attack, while the high-rise was still on fire.
Two dead and two wounded
During the rubble clearance inside the premises, the bodies of two people were found—a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. Two other residents sustained injuries, the police added. It was previously reported that on the morning of October 21, the invaders attacked a 24-story building in the Sviatoshynskyi district with a drone, and later reports confirmed fatalities.
Nighttime strike on transport infrastructure
In addition to the morning attack on the residential building, on the night of October 21 in Kyiv, according to the police, the enemy hit a transport infrastructure facility. A fire broke out at the impact site. Thus, the capital suffered multiple strikes within a single day, causing destruction and human casualties.
Context: series of publications of first footage from attack sites
The publication by the Kyiv police of the video showing the first minutes after the strike continues a series of similar disclosures in other regions. For instance, in the Kyiv region, patrol officers released bodycam footage following the attack on the village of Chabany on October 20, which also resulted in deaths and injuries, while the Donetsk region police published the first minutes after the bombing of Sloviansk on October 11. In each case, law enforcement officers appear among the first to arrive at the scene and provide assistance.
