{"id":582751,"date":"2026-04-16T12:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/04\/582751\/nighttime-shelling-of-kyiv-5-killed-including-a-12-year-old-child-21-injured-including-medics-and-police-officers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:58:20","slug":"nighttime-shelling-of-kyiv-5-killed-including-a-12-year-old-child-21-injured-including-medics-and-police-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/04\/582751\/nighttime-shelling-of-kyiv-5-killed-including-a-12-year-old-child-21-injured-including-medics-and-police-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nighttime shelling of Kyiv: 5 killed, including a 12-year-old child; 21 injured, including medics and police officers"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the nighttime shelling in Kyiv<\/strong>, 5<\/strong> people have been confirmed dead so far, including 1<\/strong> child; damage has been recorded in the Podilskyi, Obolonskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Desnianskyi districts.<\/p>\n

The State Emergency Service (SES) reported on the consequences of the attack, noting that the data on the number of injured are currently being clarified.<\/p>\n

In the Obolonskyi district parked cars were on fire, and a warehouse building, a tire fitting shop and a store were damaged. Preliminary reports indicate 2<\/strong> people were killed. 6<\/strong> people were injured, including 4<\/strong> emergency medical workers and 2<\/strong> police officers who responded to the call.<\/p>\n

In the Podilskyi district at one location the strike hit an open area, which damaged the facades of residential buildings. Under the rubble of one of them 2<\/strong> dead were found, one of them \u2014 a 12<\/strong>-year-old child; another 3<\/strong> people sustained injuries from glass.<\/p>\n

At another site in the same district the facades of two hotels and adjacent buildings were destroyed; 2<\/strong> people were injured. At another address an explosion occurred in front of residential buildings: facades were damaged, doors in some apartments became jammed, and 3<\/strong> injured were reported.<\/p>\n

There are also reports of a destroyed one-story residential building; 2<\/strong> people were rescued from under the rubble, including 1<\/strong> child. At another location the strike hit the 6<\/strong>th floor of a sixteen-storey building; 10<\/strong> residents were evacuated; there were no fires or injuries.<\/p>\n

In the Desnianskyi district a fire occurred in a two-story residential building \u2014 no injuries. In the Shevchenkivskyi district impacts were recorded on a children’s playground and near a residential building, also with no injured.<\/p>\n

Earlier we wrote:<\/h3>\n