Russian attack on Irpin: Number of injured rises sharply, eight children among them
Photo: People injured in the attack on Irpin (facebook.com/DSNSKyiv)
The number of people injured in the overnight attack on Irpin has risen sharply, with eight children among the injured, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration.
According to him, 17 people have now been injured in the enemy attack on Irpin. Eight of them are children.
As of 11:00 am Kyiv time, 84 sites in the city had been damaged. These include 70 private houses, four apartment buildings, and six cars. Industrial and warehouse premises were also damaged.
Russia launched a massive attack on the Kyiv region overnight, using missiles and drones. Three people went missing in Irpin.
Initial reports indicated that six people had been injured in the city, including three children.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia had used 16 ballistic missiles and more than 200 drones overnight.
Russian forces also damaged more than 10 energy facilities in eleven regions, leaving at least 550,000 households without electricity.
