Police showed the first minutes after a drone strike on a high-rise in Kyiv

Kyiv police released a video of the first minutes after a Russian jet drone hit a 24-story residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of the capital on the morning of October 21. Law enforcement officers were among the first to arrive at the scene of the attack and, together with rescuers, began extinguishing the fire.

The footage was published by the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv.

According to law enforcement, after the strike on the high-rise, fighters of the special purpose police regiment No. 1, officers of the Sviatoshynskyi police department and the Security Police Department arrived at the scene.

The police grabbed fire extinguishers, unfurled fire hoses and began extinguishing the apartment that was engulfed in flames. Subsequently, units of the State Emergency Service joined in eliminating the consequences of the strike.

The published video shows the work of law enforcement immediately after the drone hit. Police officers participated in fighting the fire and providing assistance to the victims.

As police clarified, during the removal of debris in the damaged premises, the bodies of two dead were found — a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. Two more people were injured.

Earlier, law enforcement reported that among the injured was a 46-year-old man who was walking near the high-rise during the attack. Police provided him with first aid, after which the victim was hospitalized.

The Russian drone hit the 24-story residential building at the level of the 20th floor. The strike caused a fire, and several apartments were significantly damaged.

In addition, the consequences of the Russian attack were recorded in other districts of Kyiv. In the Desnianskyi district, parked cars caught fire after the fall of drones. According to police, about ten cars were destroyed by fire.

Law enforcement continues to document the consequences of the strike, collect evidence of the war crime and provide assistance to the affected residents.