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💥 Attack

Russian forces conducted strikes on the Shevchenkivskyi district in central Kyiv, hitting an object and a nearby residential building.

Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Shevchenkivskyi district (location) Kyiv (location) Vitali Klitschko (person) Svitlana Vodolaha (person) State Emergency Service (organization) Russian military (military_unit) missiles (weapon_system) Fastiv (location) transport hub (location) Victoria Ruban (person) Kyiv Regional Military Administration (organization) Oleksandr Pavliuk (person) missiles (weapon_system) 5-storey residential building (location) State Emergency Service of Ukraine (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Antonio Guterres (person) Shevchenkivsky neighbourhood (location) Russian Navy (military_unit) apartment building (location) infrastructure (location) Kyiv (location) Mykhailo Netiazhuk (person) Ukrainian State Emergency Service (organization) Oleksandr Pavliuk (person) Kyiv Oblast Military Administration (organization) 5-storey residential building (location) Vira Hyrych (person) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (organization) Shevchenkivsky District (location) Ukraine's State Emergency Service (organization) missile (weapon_system) Kyiv Oblast (location) Oleksandr Pavlyuk (person) 25-story residential building (location) Viktoriia Ruban (person) 25-storey residential building (location) António Guterres (person) Shevchenkivskyi neighbourhood (location) Russian army (military_unit)

Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Two powerful explosions occurred in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

One strike hit an object and one strike hit a residential area near the object

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The residential building was hit on the first floors with people present on upper floors

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

There were casualties but the exact number is unknown

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Russian missile strike injured 10 people in Kyiv

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The missile strike partly destroyed the first two floors of a 25-story residential building

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported the incident

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:55.319Z

Source story: 7342743