1 killed, 19 injured in Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast town
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A Russian drone attack killed a man and injured 19 people in the town of Vyshhorod in Kyiv Oblast overnight on Nov. 30, local authorities reported.
Among the injured are four children. Eleven people have been hospitalized with burns, shrapnel wounds, and poisoning from smoke inhalation, Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said.
A fire broke out in a multi-story apartment building, but was later extinguished. According to the State Emergency Service, 146 people were evacuated from the building.
Two other apartment buildings, 14 houses, a company building, and seven cars were damaged. Rescuers, medics, and psychologists have been working at the scene of the attack.
Vyshhorod, a town of 40,000, lies roughly 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Kyiv.
Russian forces launched 122 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine overnight, as well as two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, Ukraine's Air Force reported.
Ukrainian defenses intercepted 104 drones, while the ballistic missiles and 18 drones struck at 13 locations.
Russia has frequently targeted Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast in the last few weeks, most recently with a mass combined drone and missile attack overnight on Nov. 29 that killed two people, wounded 38, and left half the capital without electricity.
