Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast damages residential building, explosions heard in Ukraine's capital
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Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia attacked Ukraine's capital and Kyiv Oblast again on the night of Sept. 4-5, damaging a residential building, authorities reported.
The roof and top floor of a nine-story residential building were damaged and set ablaze in the city of Boryspil near the capital, Kyiv Oblast's Military Administration reported.
An explosion was also heard in Kyiv's city center late on Sept. 4, Deputy Chief Editor Toma Istomina said.
Air raid alerts were declared in the capital and Kyiv Oblast several times overnight, including from 11:55 p.m. until 12:26 a.m. local time in the oblast's Boryspil district, only for another alert to be declared at 1:55 a.m.
In Kyiv, alerts were declared at around 9 p.m., at midnight, and again at around 2 a.m., as Russia continues its constant attacks on Ukrainian cities.
At around 2 a.m. local time, Ukraine's Air Force also reported that drones were headed for Kyiv and the surrounding oblast.
Russia's attack comes as units in Ukraine's Armed Forces were reportedly ordered to halt fighting on the frontline as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to visit Kyiv and Moscow over the coming days.
During the day on Sept. 4, a Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) opposite St. Sophia's Cathedral in central Kyiv, injuring at least twelve people, local authorities said.
