Russian Drone Hits Kyiv Region Home, Injuring 2

A Russian strike drone hit a private house in the village of Bohdanivka in the Brovary district of Kyiv region on Friday evening, Nov. 6, destroying the dwelling, causing a fire, and trapping an elderly married couple beneath rubble, the State Emergency Service (DSNS) reported. Rescuers said the kinetic impact caused structural collapse and ignited a fire across the property. A 66-year-old woman extricated herself from the debris, while emergency crews extricated her 75-year-old husband from beneath the rubble.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Both individuals sustained injuries and received medical assistance at the scene. Firefighters subsequently extinguished the blaze at the site of the hit. “Both victims sustained injuries. The fire at the site of the hit has been extinguished,” the DSNS said in a statement. What happened during the missile attack on Kyiv The drone strike in Bohdanivka coincided with a missile attack on the capital overnight into Saturday, Nov. 7, during which Russian forces launched at least six ballistic missiles toward Kyiv. The missile strikes triggered detonations across Kyiv, causing damage in the capital’s Solomianskyi district and injuring five people, including a child. In the Solomianskyi district, a missile strike destroyed a two-story building on the grounds of a kindergarten. Several nearby five-story residential apartment buildings sustained damage, including one structure where part of the ground-floor facade collapsed. Other Topics of Interest Ukraine Approves Unified Procedure for Identifying Deceased Military Personnel, Civilians The move will help eliminate unnecessary delays, improve the quality of investigations, and ensure better coordination between teams, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said. Blast waves shattered windows in three neighboring residential buildings, injuring one person. Two other people, including a child, sustained injuries at nearby locations, bringing the total number of injured in the district to five. The missile impacts also ignited fires in a truck and an adjacent nonresidential building. Municipal firefighting detachments extinguished the blazes shortly after arriving. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said falling missile debris struck five-story apartment blocks and advised residents to remain in shelters while air raid alerts were active. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.