Firefighters work at the site after a missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 21, 2024. Around 30 cruise and ballistic missiles were shot down over Kyiv on Thursday morning, said Serhii Popko, the head of Kyiv City Administration. The missiles were entering Kyiv simultaneously from various directions in a first missile attack on the capital in 44 days. (PHOTO / AP)

KYIV - At least 13 people were injured on Thursday in Russia's missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, the Kyiv City Military Administration (KCMA) said in a statement.

The debris from intercepted missiles and blast waves damaged two high-rise apartment buildings in the central Shevchenkivskyi district and the western Svyatoshynkyi district.

A transformer substation in the central Podilskyi district caught fire following the attack.

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The Russian military fired two ballistic missiles, Iskander-M and Kinzhal, and 29 cruise missiles from 11 Tu-95MC bombers against Ukraine overnight Wednesday, said Ukraine's Air Force, adding all missiles were shot down by Ukraine's air defense in the Kyiv region.