At least 4 injured as Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast endure 4th day of drawn-out Russian attack

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Ukraine’s capital and the surrounding region are enduring their fourth consecutive day of attacks on Aug. 30 as Russia continues to launch waves of drones during the day and night.

Drones have been flying toward the capital for hours at a time, with explosions and the sound of air defense fire rocking the city throughout the morning and afternoon, and into the overnight hours of Aug. 31.

In Kyiv Oblast, two people were injured in the afternoon as a result of drone attacks, emergency services reported. Near the town of Fastiv, one person was injured after a house caught fire, while in Vyshhorod another person was injured after the attack set two garages ablaze.

In the capital itself, at least two people are known to have been injured, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported on its Telegram channel without providing further details.

A fire broke out in a non-residential building in the city’s Shevchenko district, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported at 1:26 p.m local time,. Shortly after, at around 1:40 p.m., Kyiv Independent journalists in the city center reported hearing a loud explosion.

Klitschko announced at 1:55 p.m. that a medical crew had been dispatched to the Holosiivskyi district. He later said that a cafe had been damaged from falling drone debris but that there were no casualties.

More explosions and air defense fire were heard at 3:10 p.m., with smoke rising from an area near the city's TV tower, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.

An explosion was also heard by Kyiv Independent journalists at 4.00 p.m., with the Kyiv City Military Administration reporting that a residential building in the central Pechersk district was damaged by falling debris.

Later in the evening, another blast and air defense activity were heard in central Kyiv at around 10:50 p.m. local time, according to Kyiv Independent journalists, with subsequent explosions following just after midnight on Aug. 31.

Another attack earlier in the morning caused a massive fire at a non-residential building in the Holosiivskyi district, Ukraine's Emergency Services reported.