(Reuters) -A Russian drone struck a multi-storey residential constructing within the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday night, triggering a fireplace within the high flooring and killing one individual and injuring 5, officers stated.

Serhiy Popko, head of the capital’s navy administration, stated greater than 100 residents have been evacuated from the high-rise in Solomyanskyi district, simply west of town centre.

Air defence items have been in motion through the hour-long air raid alert and two hours later a brand new alert was declared within the metropolis for incoming drones.

“Apartments from the 17th to the 21st storeys were damaged in the apartment building in Solomyanskyi district,” Popko wrote on the Telegram messaging app. “Apartments were on fire on the 20th floor.”

Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated a teenage woman had died. One of many 5 injured was being handled in hospital and a primary help tent was set up on the website.

Emergency providers stated the fireplace had been introduced underneath management. Images and movies posted on their website confirmed firefighters utilizing lengthy hoists to battle the blaze.

Popko additionally stated drone fragments had fallen in an open house within the central Shevchenkivskyi district. No casualties have been reported.