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Smoke rises in central Kyiv after Russian drone attack

A Russian drone strike struck a non-residential building in central Kyiv on Friday, sending heavy black smoke across the capital and injuring several people.

Reuters WORLD
Published September 04,2026 05:27 PM
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Heavy black smoke rose in Kyiv city centre following a Russian ⁠drone attack ⁠on Friday, which the mayor said hit a non-residential building.

Numerous ambulances and emergency services ⁠were heading to the scenein the historic part of the city close to the Saint Sophia Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The owner of a popular bakery, Zavertailo, said on the Telegram app that ⁠their ⁠building was destroyed in the attack.

One woman shouted into her phone that she had popped out to buy cigarettes and been startled by the explosion.

Ukraine's capital has been ⁠under continuous Russian drone attack for ten days. On Wednesday, a university in the city centre was also hit.

"I think (people) can get used to this. In ⁠the ‌centre ‌of Kyiv, and in the ⁠centre of ‌Moscow. It will get worse, I believe this," said ⁠Oleh, 33, who declined ⁠to give his last ⁠name.