Downed missile hits Kyiv apartment block, kills one

A person is evacuated by members of the rescue team after the remains of a downed missile damaged a residential building, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, in this screengrab taken from a video released on March 17, 2022. State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

At least one person was killed and three wounded after remains of a downed missile hit a residential building in the Ukranian capital, Kyiv, Ukraine's emergency service said on Thursday.

The 16-storey building was struck at 5:02 a.m. local time, it said in a statement, adding that 30 people have been evacuated so far and a fire has been put out.

Debris lies scattered on the ground after the remains of a downed missile damaged a residential building, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, in this image released on March 17, 2022. State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

FILE PHOTO: An empty street is pictured during a thirty-five hour curfew, as Russia's invasion on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica