Russia strikes Kyiv residential building and Coca-Cola plant, injuring civilians in eighth day of attacks

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Russia launched consecutive drone attacks on Kyiv on Thursday, striking a multi-story residential building and a Coca-Cola production site near Brovary, injuring at least 13 people, including a 12-year-old girl and several medical personnel.
A Shahed drone hit the residential building in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district, engulfing the 4th through 9th floors in fire and forcing the evacuation of 25 people, according to the State Emergency Service . Six people were hospitalized, including a child, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said .
The Coca-Cola plant near Brovary was damaged in a separate drone strike, though no employees were harmed, Andy Hunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, told the Kyiv Independent . President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack “a clear Russian signal to America,” noting the facility’s American ownership .
Falling drone debris also damaged vehicles and injured people in Kyiv’s Darnytsia district, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported . The attacks marked the eighth consecutive day of strikes on the capital, with air raid alerts persisting into the evening.
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