After deadly Russian strike in Kyiv, rescuers still pulling bodies from rubble of destroyed building

According to the rescuers, the number of dead victims in the nine-story residential building has risen to 18.

"The death toll in the building in the Solomianskyi district has increased to 18. Rescuers recovered the body of a woman from under the rubble," said the Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko.

So far, the Russian overnight strike on Kyiv killed 23 people, and another 134 were injured.

According to Klymenko, rescue efforts are ongoing, and specialists have already reached the basement level.

"I don’t want to make predictions, but I hope that by the end of the day, we’ll complete the main emergency and search operations," the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine noted.

Update

As of 10:40, it has become known that the number of deaths as a result of the Russian strike on a nine-story building in the Solomianskyi district has risen to 19 people.

Photo: Rescuers have extracted the body of a victim from the rubble (t.me/dsns_telegram)

According to the State Emergency Service (DSNS), 24 deaths are currently confirmed.

Kyiv under attack

During the night of June 17, Russia carried out a massive strike on Kyiv using Shahed kamikaze drones.

Debris was recorded falling in several districts of the capital, causing damage to residential buildings, non-residential structures, and vehicles.

Residential and non-residential buildings, as well as cars, were damaged. Strikes hit the upper floors of a multi-story residential building.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko declared June 18 a Day of Mourning, stressing that such attacks on a peaceful city can be called nothing other than genocide.

Earlier, RBC-Ukraine published a photo report from the capital, which endured a massive Russian assault.