Number of casualties rises following Russian attack on Kyiv on October 15

On the morning of October 15, a Russian drone crashed within a residential area in the Pecherskyi district.

Dozens of vehicles and 12 high-rise buildings sustained damage in the Pecherskyi district.

Initially, five injuries were reported; the figure later rose to six. The victims sustained shrapnel wounds, burns, and acute stress reactions when the drone crashed in the courtyard of a residential building. The Prosecutor’s Office reports damage to windows in 12 high-rise buildings, 20 vehicles, a lyceum, a sports school, and an administrative building.

Under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office, a pre-trial investigation has been initiated into a war crime committed by the Russian military (Part 1, Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, the number of people injured following the crash of a Russian UAV between residential buildings in the Zvirynets area of ​​the Pecherskyi District has risen to seven.

Three of the injured are currently hospitalized.

The others received medical assistance on-site or on an outpatient basis.