Russian drone strike sets Kyiv hospital ablaze and patients are evacuated; one killed in Odesa

A Russian attack set fire to a hospital in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, partially destroying its second floor, and a separate drone attack in the southern port city of Odesa killed one person. Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported the information.

In Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, a strike sparked a fire at a medical facility and partially destroyed its second floor, the State Emergency Service reported.

Hospital staff evacuated 30 people, while emergency crews rescued another seven, according to the report.

Footage released by the emergency service shows patients being helped to safety, including people using wheelchairs and crutches. Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, and the fire was eventually brought under control.

Other images reveal damaged windows, smoke rising from the building and rescue workers moving through hospital corridors, according to the report.

In Odesa, a separate Russian drone attack killed one person and injured others, according to Serhii Lysak, head of the city's military administration.

A private house and several vehicles were also damaged in the Odesa strikes, while nighttime footage shows firefighters tackling a blaze at the scene.

The attacks affected two major Ukrainian cities, with emergency services responding to fires, damaged buildings and casualties. In Kyiv, the evacuation of patients highlighted the disruption caused when medical facilities are struck, particularly for people with reduced mobility, according to the report.

The incidents come as Russia continues its aerial attacks on Ukraine more than four years after launching its full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to the report.