Russian drone hits Kyiv apartment block, fire spreads from third to sixth floor

A Russian drone struck a nine-story residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district on Thursday, November 12, causing a fire from the third to the sixth floors, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The mayor reported partial destruction at the fifth-floor level. The attack occurred as Russian forces launched a wave of drones targeting Kyiv, with air force warnings of UAV movements toward several districts including Obolon and Demiivka. The overnight assault involved ballistic missiles and 123 Shahed-type drones, with air defense neutralizing 89 drones and five other munitions by 8 a.m. Impacts were recorded at 17 locations, with debris falling at 18 sites.