Russian Drone Attack Causes Fire in Kyiv's High-Rise Building, Injures Two
On August 29, 2026, a Russian drone attack ignited a fire in a 12-story residential building in Kyiv, with debris from the attack also causing a fire in a nine-story building in the Svyatoshinsky District. Two people were injured in the latter incident. The attack was part of a broader pattern of Russian drone strikes on Kyiv that continued for a third consecutive night.
Where Sources Diverge
Some sources mention a 12-story building, while others refer to a nine-story building.
A 12-story residential building caught fire.
A fire broke out in a nine-story building in Kyiv's Svyatoshinsky District.
The exact location of the fire is mentioned in some sources but not others.
A fire broke out in a 12-story building on Obolon.
A fire broke out in a private residential building in the Dniprotskyi district.
Sources
Russia continued its near-constant drone attacks on Ukraine's capital for a third consecutive night on Aug. 29-30, with authorities repeatedly issuing air-raid alerts in Kyiv as fires were reported in the city.
As a result of the impact, a 12-story residential building caught fire.
Several floors of building on fire in Kyiv following drone attack Ukrinform
On Saturday late in the evening, due to an attack by enemy drones, a fire broke out in a 12-story building on Obolon.
Russians attacked Kyiv again — a high-rise building caught fire Nashe Niva
In Kyiv on Saturday evening, a private residential building in the Dniprotskyi district caught fire due to the fall of debris from a drone.
In Kyiv's Svyatoshinsky District, a fire broke out in a nine-story building due to a Russian attack, and two more people were injured in a private house.
Russian attack causes fire in high-rise building in Kyiv Ukrinform