Cosmo Multimall shopping center in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district damaged in Russian overnight attack

A fire also broke out at a medical facility and on the third floor of a 25-story residential building in the district.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that five people were injured in the Solomianskyi district, one of whom was hospitalized.

Updated at 9:53 a.m. The Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centers (UCSC) reported that the Cosmo Multimall shopping mall in Kyiv was damaged. The mall's management has not yet commented on the aftermath of the attack.

Kyiv-based Telegram channels reported damage to a shopping mall near the Shuliavska metro station. Patrol police reported that traffic on Vadym Hetman Street had been blocked.

Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones overnight and into the morning of Oct. 19. Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported one person killed and eight injured. Damage was recorded in three districts. Metro infrastructure on the capital's left bank was damaged, prompting the temporary closure of the Chernihivska and Lisova metro stations.