The death toll from the massive Russian attack on Kyiv continues to rise. According to updated figures from the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, eight people have already been killed in the capital, and a further 33 residents have been injured. The Russian attack on Ukraine has been ongoing for over eight hours — from the first strikes during the night to this morning’s missile and drone launches. Rescue operations in Kyiv are continuing. The most challenging situation is at sites where residential buildings have been destroyed, where rescue workers are clearing the rubble and searching for people. Earlier reports had mentioned residents trapped inside. The casualty figures have changed several times throughout the morning.
Briefly about the main points
- Eight people were killed in Kyiv as a result of a massive Russian attack.
- A further 33 residents of the capital were injured.
- The Russian Federation’s combined attack on Ukraine has been ongoing for more than eight hours.
Eight dead and dozens injured in Kyiv
The scale of the consequences night-time attack The figures are still being finalised. Earlier this morning, reports initially indicated four fatalities, and later six. As the emergency rescue operations continued, the death toll continued to rise.
According to the latest figures Nickname, Eight people have already died and 33 have been injured. The State Emergency Service, medical staff, law enforcement officers and local authority services are working at the sites of the incidents.
The worst damage has been reported in the Solomyanskiy district. A high-rise block there has been damaged, with its upper floors destroyed. Other residential buildings and a children’s hospital have also been affected.
The attack has been going on for more than eight hours
The latest strike took the form of a sustained, multi-pronged attack. The air threat to various regions of Ukraine persisted throughout the night and into the morning — All in all, the attack has been going on for over eight hours.
Russian forces employed various means of air attack. In Kyiv during the night, there were reports, in particular, of the use of ballistic and other missiles.
The strikes and their consequences were not limited to the capital. The Kyiv region came under attack, with damage caused to its infrastructure. As a result of the strikes, changes were made to rail services.
Rescue workers are continuing to search for people
Work on the damaged buildings in the capital is not yet complete. Rescue workers are dismantling the building structures and searching through the rubble.
In the Solomyanskiy district, the upper floors of a nine-storey residential block were destroyed following the strike. In other buildings, windows were shattered and structural elements damaged. There were also reports of people being trapped.
In the Sviatoshynskyi district, damage caused by the strike has been reported at industrial and warehouse facilities, whilst fires have broken out in the Darnytskyi district.
As the emergency rescue operation is still under way, The final death toll and number of casualties may change.
