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Premier Palace Hotel in central Kyiv ablaze after Russian drone strike

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk
Premier Palace Hotel in central Kyiv ablaze after Russian drone strike

Primary source Internal intake · 2 reviewed intake signals · Desk window 09:57

TL;DR

A Russian Shahed drone struck the Premier Palace Hotel in central Kyiv on Thursday morning, setting it ablaze, according to reports. The attack follows a heavy Russian missile barrage on the city overnight, which the IDF-linked source says hit the same hotel. Casualties and extent of damage have not yet been reported.

01 · THE DISPATCH

A Russian Shahed drone struck the Premier Palace Hotel in central Kyiv on Thursday morning, setting the building ablaze, according to live reports from the source. The strike follows a heavy overnight missile barrage on the Ukrainian capital. As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday, a Russian missile strike had already hit the Premier Palace Hotel just before 09:00 Jerusalem time, with the Russian military claiming the hotel was used as a Ukrainian command center. The overnight barrage was part of a broader Russian campaign targeting Kyiv. Casualty figures and the full extent of damage remain unconfirmed, and no official Ukrainian statement has been issued on the latest strike.

02 · How it developed

2 developments

  1. Latest

    The hotel is reportedly ablaze following the strike

  2. Russian missiles strike central Kyiv hotel overnight, Russian military says it housed Ukrainian command

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03 · Source and signal

Source and signal

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