“Windows shattered in seconds”: Entrepreneur shares aftermath of attack on her home in Kyiv – photos

A high-rise building in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district was damaged during the Russian attack on 20 December. Source: Oksana Lebedieva, founder of the NGO Gen.Ukrainian, which supports children's rehabilitation Details: Oksana, a resident of the building, recounted to Ukrainska Pravda.Life that the windows in apartments from the ground to the twelfth floor were shattered.

One of the affected apartments belonged to her elderly neighbours.

Quote: "From what I know, no one in the building has been killed, but the windows shattered in an instant. The exterior of the building is in ruins. Everyone is in shock.

My neighbours are an elderly couple, and I'm with them now.

The husband managed to push his wife into the bathroom just in time. I don't know how he did it, but she is now having trouble speaking."  More details: Oksana explained that she was asleep during the large-scale attack but woke up immediately after the strike.

At the time, her friend from Kharkiv, who had lost her home in an earlier Russian attack, was staying with her.

Quote: "So basically, Russia destroyed her home in Kharkiv and now hit again here. She has a few scratches and is in shock. She's now with relatives, while I'm staying to help my neighbours.

There are no emergency services here yet, not even to board up the windows. Only Reuters came to film. The foreign press is asking controversial questions.

They directly asked me whether I think the attack happened because Zelenskyy called Putin a dumbass. Such provocative things." 

The entrepreneur has started a fundraiser to support the elderly couple. Donations can be made via the provided link.

Background: On 20 December 2024, Russia launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv using ballistic missiles and drones.

Debris fell in three districts of the city.

Reports confirm that one person was killed in the Holosiivskyi district and ten people were injured across the city.

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