According to preliminary data, it was the cruise missile, which struck a multi-storey residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district on Tuesday.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated this live on air, responding to a question about the type of missile used, a Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“The type of missile will be determined by the investigation. But I can clarify earlier information — it was a cruise missile. We’ll provide further details on its designation and model later through our experts. What I can say now is that the missile entered the building at approximately the fourth floor level, and the explosion was so powerful that the entire stairwell structure collapsed,” he said.
Responding to other questions, the minister noted that this night attack was one of the most massive on Kyiv since the beginning of the full-scale war.
“As for Kyiv, around 50 buildings were seriously damaged. In this particular neighborhood where I am now, about 50,000 people live. It’s a densely populated area, and that’s where the missile struck. The same situation is true for other locations. In Kyiv alone, there are 27 locations today where rescue workers, police, and utility services have been or are currently operating,” said the Interior Minister.
Earlier, Klymenko stated that the missile penetrated so deeply into the building that it even broke through the concrete floors into the basement.
As Ukrinform previously reported, during the night attack on June 17, Russia launched more than 440 drones and 32 missiles across Ukraine. The number of injured in the capital has risen to 114, with 15 fatalities.
Source: Cruise missile tears through Kyiv apartment block, Interior Minister explains
