Key facts
- Russian air strikes injured 13 people across Ukraine early Thursday.
- In Kyiv, 10 people were wounded by falling debris.
- A 19-story apartment building was hit in Odesa, injuring three people including a child.
- A higher education facility in Kyiv sustained damage to its facade and windows.
- A fire at the Kyiv education facility was extinguished by first responders.
- Damage was reported to infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast, including a utility building and agricultural equipment.
Russian air strikes injured 13 people across Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday, damaging buildings in the capital Kyiv and hitting a residential tower in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, officials said. In Kyiv, 10 people were wounded by falling debris that landed on warehouse facilities and near a gas station, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Explosions were heard in the city, a Reuters witness reported. In Odesa, authorities said three people, including a child, were injured when a 19-story apartment building was struck. Separately, a Russian drone attack on September 16 damaged a higher education facility in Kyiv, affecting its facade and windows. A fire at the facility was extinguished by first responders. In Kyiv Oblast, damage was reported to a utility building, agricultural equipment, semi-trailers, and a car in the Brovary district, as well as homes and commercial infrastructure in the Fastivskyi district. A Russian attack on Kyiv on September 15 killed one person and injured at least 12 others.