Azerbaijani Embassy hit as Russia strikes Kyiv overnight

A series of coordinated Russian strikes battered Kyiv overnight, sending rescue crews scrambling across the capital and leaving multiple districts in flames.

Ukrainian officials say the assault was designed to cause maximum civilian casualties and damage to essential infrastructure.

Among the structures hit was the Azerbaijani Embassy, which suffered impact damage from falling missile debris.

Diplomatic site struck

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said debris from an Iskander missile landed on the embassy building, describing the incident as further evidence that the attack was meant to strike civilian and non-military sites.

He reported that Russia’s operation combined drones, cruise missiles and ballistic weapons in the early hours of November 14.

Authorities said the scale and timing of the assault were intended to magnify harm to residents.

Capital under fire

The Kyiv City Military Administration said four people were killed and 27 injured across the capital.

Blasts were recorded on both banks of the Dnipro River, with widespread structural damage reported in multiple neighbourhoods.

The State Emergency Service said more than 40 people were rescued as drone fragments sparked fires in high-rise buildings.

In Podil, a strike hit around the 15th floor of a residential tower. In Sviatoshyn, flames spread across the upper levels of a 22-storey building after debris ignited part of the structure near the 19th floor.

Civilian areas devastated

Local officials confirmed that several apartment blocks across the city suffered direct impacts, leaving homes destroyed or severely burned. A school and a hospital were also damaged in the overnight bombardment.

Crews continued emergency operations throughout the morning, working to extinguish fires, clear rubble and assist displaced residents shocked by the scale of the attack.

Zelenskyy said the pattern of strikes showed clear intent: to target population centres and vital services.

Separately, Ukraine’s Security Service previously reported gathering evidence linking Russian military leaders to the missile strike on Lviv in early September.

Sources: Ukrainian presidency; Kyiv City Military Administration; State Emergency Service; United24 Media

This article is made and published by Camilla Jessen, who may have used AI in the preparation