Two people were killed and a further six injured as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv. Four of the injured were hospitalised, according to the mayor, Vitali Klitschko. In the Dnipro district, a private house has been partially destroyed – people may be trapped under the rubble. In Podil, a maternity hospital and a clinical and diagnostic centre have been damaged.
Briefly about the main points
- Two people have been killed and six injured in Kyiv.
- Four people were taken to hospital.
- There may be people trapped under the rubble in the Dnipro district.
- In Podil, a maternity hospital and a diagnostic centre have been damaged.
The aftermath of the attack on Kyiv in the Dnipro district
As reported by Vitali Klitschko, in the Dnipro district, debris fell into the garden of a private house. As a result, part of the house collapsed.
According to preliminary information from the mayor, There may be people trapped under the rubble. The report does not contain any confirmed figures regarding their number. Emergency services have been dispatched to the scene.
Klitschko also reported that debris had fallen into the courtyard of a 16-storey residential block and onto an administrative building in the area. It later emerged that debris had fallen at two further addresses on private properties. Damage was recorded at one of the houses.
Two healthcare facilities have been damaged in Podil
In the Podilskyi district, debris fell onto a car park near a medical facility. Cars caught fire there. One person died in the car park.
At the nearby maternity hospital, windows and part of the façade have been damaged. According to preliminary information from Klitschko, there are no casualties within the hospital itself. A nearby clinical and diagnostic centre has also been damaged. The mayor did not specify the extent of the damage to this building in his statement.
The number of casualties has risen to six
Klitschko initially announced that two dead and three casualties in the capital. In the latest update, the number of casualties has risen to six.
«There are already six people injured in the capital,» said the mayor.
According to him, Four of them were admitted to hospital by medical staff. So, the latest figures as of this update are: two dead, six injured and four hospitalised.
Reports that people may be trapped under the rubble of a private house remain preliminary. The full extent of the damage caused by the attack and the number of casualties are still being ascertained.
