Russian missile attack on Kyiv on January 2: Death toll rises again
Number of victims of the January 2 missile attack on Kyiv has increased (t.me/Klymenko_MVS)
The death toll from the Russian missile attack on Kyiv on January 2 has risen to three people, with another victim succumbing to injuries in the hospital, according to the Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klychko.
"One of the victims of the missile attack on the capital on January 2 died in the hospital. This is the third fatality in the building in the Solomyanskyi district that was affected by the attack," Klychko said.
According to him, 22 people have currently been hospitalized in Kyiv's medical facilities from those admitted on December 29 and January 2. One of them is in critical condition.
Massive attack on Ukraine on January 2
On January 2, Russian occupiers repeated the large-scale shelling of Ukraine, just like on December 29. Initially, the Russians launched 35 kamikaze drones, all of which were shot down. After that, 99 missiles of various types, including aeroballistic Kinzhal missiles, were fired across Ukraine.
The Chief Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, reported that the air defense forces shot down 72 missiles on January 2, including all 10 Kinzhals.
The main target of the missile strike was Kyiv. The enemy launched a large number of missiles at the capital. A residential building in the Solomyanskyi district of the capital was damaged as a result of the attack. Two casualties were previously reported due to the enemy's missile strike.
