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title: "Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine's Kyiv, mayor says"
description: "KYIV, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Kyiv, sparking a fire at a non-residential building in one of the city's districts, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said early on Monday."
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published: "2025-02-10T03:58:48"
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# Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine's Kyiv, mayor says

> KYIV, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Kyiv, sparking a fire at a non-residential building in one of the city's districts, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital said early on Monday.

By Reuters · Published 10 February 2025, 05:58 SAST · Updated 10 February 2025, 05:58 SAST

## Key points
- In a scene straight out of an action movie, Kyiv's Mayor Klitschko reassured the public that while the air was filled with explosions, thankfully, no one was hurt—just another day in the life of a city under siege.
- Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed all emergency services are on site following recent explosions.
- No injuries have been reported as authorities respond to the situation.
- Witnesses described a series of explosions, indicating air defence systems were in operation.
- The incident is under ongoing investigation by local officials.

## Content

"All emergency services are on site," Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. "So far, there are no injuries reported."

Reuters witnesses heard a series of explosions in what sounded like air defence systems in operation.

(Reporting by Valentyn Ogirenko in Kyiv and Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Jamie Freed)