Kyiv hit overnight on June 17: 3 more found dead under debris
In Kyiv, the bodies of three more people were recovered from the rubble of a building (Photo: t.me/dsns\_telegram)
In the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, rescuers recovered the bodies of three more people from the rubble of a partially destroyed nine-story building. In total, 11 bodies have been found at this location, according to the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
According to the State Emergency Service, rescue operations are ongoing.
Rescuers reported that as a result of today’s shelling, a total of 16 people were killed in the capital, and another 134 were injured.
Photo: In Kyiv, the bodies of three more people were pulled from the rubble of a building (t.me/dsns_telegram)
Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv, June 17
During the night of June 17, Russian forces launched a massive assault on Ukraine, firing around 500 attack drones and dozens of missiles.
In Kyiv, the Solomianskyi district was hit the hardest — a Kh-101 missile struck a nine-story residential building, completely destroying one of the entrances. A fire also broke out in a nearby five-story building.
In addition, the Darnytskyi, Podilskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Sviatoshynskyi districts of the capital were also targeted. Overall, damage was recorded at no fewer than 27 locations across the city.
According to UN mission estimates, this could be the deadliest attack on Kyiv in the past year.
More details on the aftermath of the Russian strike can be found in the article by RBC-Ukraine.
