Russia’s Jan. 18 assault damages Ukraine’s oldest McDonald’s in Kyiv

A Russian missile strike on Kyiv early on Jan. 18 broken Ukraine's oldest McDonald’s, situated close to the Lukianivska metro station within the metropolis's Shevchenkivskyi district. Open since 1997, that is the primary McDonald's restaurant within the nation.

McDonald’s Ukraine confirmed the injury in an announcement: "Immediately, throughout an aerial assault on Kyiv, a McDonald’s restaurant close to the Lukianivska metro station was broken. Our workers had been capable of evacuate to a shelter in time due to our security protocols."

The restaurant is presently closed however the firm pledged to restore the damages.

Kyiv stays a frequent goal of Russian assaults for the reason that starting of the full-scale invasion.

The missile assault precipitated vital destruction within the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv. Three individuals—a 41-year-old girl and two males aged 25 and 43—had been killed, and three others sustained accidents, in response to Kyiv Metropolis Army Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported further injury within the space, together with shattered home windows and smoke filling the doorway of a residential constructing. The glass entrance to the Lukianivska metro station was additionally broken within the assault. A number of automobiles caught hearth, and a water pipeline was broken.

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 8, injure 38 over past dayRussia launched 39 drones, including Shahed-type, and four ballistic missiles of either the Iskander-M or the North Korean KN-23 model overnight, the Air Force reported.The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova