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Drone downed over Kyiv, debris causes fire

by The Kyiv Independent news desk May 4, 2023 9:02 PM 1 min read
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Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a drone over Kyiv late on May 4, Kyiv City Military Administration reported.

According to the administration, the drone remains fell in the Solomianskyi district on Kyiv’s right bank, causing a fire in a non-residential building.

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko later said that the first responders had extinguished the fire on the first floor of a four-story shopping center that covered an area of 50 square meters. There were no casualties, he added.

Earlier, during an air raid alert, explosions were reported in the Ukrainian capital.

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