Ukraine’s first McDonald’s was left battered — with its golden arches melting off its building — but still operating after devastating overnight Russian strikes that killed at least four people and injured dozens.
The marble walls and pillars of the fast-food eatery, which opened in Kyiv in 1997, were riddled with holes, while some of its windows were shattered from the deadly attack.
Footage showed the restaurant’s signature arches and white “McDonald’s” sign also melting from the onslaught, according to Ukrainian media.
But the Kukyanviska McDonald’s was still standing tall after the assault — reportedly the sixth it’s withstood since the war began in February 2022.
The Kremlin unleashed hundreds of drones and missiles in its latest hourslong barrage on Kyiv, including an Oreshnik hypersonic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads fired toward the capital, according to Ukrainian officials.
There was no indication the Oreshnik missile was equipped with a nuclear warhead.
The attack killed at least four people, injured nearly 100 civilians and damaged dozens of residential and commercial buildings and schools in the city center.
Local reports said the air reeked of burning plastic and building materials after the relentless onslaught.
Several people also were reported dead in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine from Ukrainian attacks, according to Moscow authorities Monday.
“It’s important that this does not remain without consequences for Russia,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram, urging his country’s allies to take action.
“Decisions are needed – from the United States, from Europe and others,” Zelensky said.
Sunday’s attack marked the third time Russia has fired the Oreshnik missile against Ukraine since the war began.
Zelensky said about 30 buildings in the city were damaged or destroyed in the assault, with residents forced to shelter overnight in metro stations as 600 drones and 90 missiles rained down on the area in and around Kyiv.
Natalia Zvarych, 62, said she rushed to her local metro station as explosions rocked the capital.
“It was terrifying, scary,” she said.
Zelensky said Moscow also targeted water-supply facilities in a bid to knock them out before summer.
With Post wires
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