In brief
A drone struck school grounds in Yahotyn while 171 children, teachers and staff were in a shelter, according to official Tymur Tkachenko. The strike sparked a fire and damaged nearby property.
A drone hit the grounds of a school in Yahotyn in Ukraine’s Kyiv region, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing Tymur Tkachenko, whom it identified as the head of the Kyiv regional administration. He said 171 children, along with teachers and other school staff, were in a shelter at the time.
Tkachenko said the impact occurred about half an hour before his statement. Firefighters were finishing extinguishing a blaze on the school grounds, with cleanup due to follow. Emergency services were working at the scene.
The blast also damaged a car, a fence and windows in two nearby private homes. RBC-Ukraine’s report did not specify whether anyone at the school was injured, or give the school’s number or address.
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