Russian strike on Kyiv leaves 87 injured as numbers keep rising
Photo: Cleanup efforts following the Russian strikes on Kyiv continue (t.me/dsns_telegram)
The number of casualties in Kyiv following the massive Russian attack has risen to 87, with two fatalities, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
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Three minors are among the 87 injured. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, the entrance to a five-story building was destroyed by a direct Russian hit; it was there that rescuers found the bodies of two women who had been killed.
To reach them, 165 square meters of damaged reinforced concrete slabs had to be dismantled.
Photo: cleanup efforts following the Russian strike on Kyiv (t.me/dsns_telegram)
Photo: cleanup efforts following the Russian strike on Kyiv (t.me/dsns_telegram)
K-9 units searched over 100 square meters of the area, and State Emergency Service of Ukraine psychologists assisted 112 people. Cleanup efforts following the Russian attack in the city are ongoing.
Russian massive attack on Kyiv
On the night of May 24, Russian forces launched a large-scale strike on the Kyiv region. Russia attacked Bila Tserkva of the Kyiv region with an Oreshnik ballistic missile.
Simultaneously, Russia launched a massive drone strike. According to military analyst Serhii Beskrestnov, the Russians attempted to overwhelm Ukrainian air defense systems with sheer numbers of drones rather than technological innovations.
As a result of falling debris and strikes, significant destruction was recorded in Kyiv. In particular, a shopping center and a market in the Lukianivka area were burned down. Due to the scale of the Russian attack, Ukraine urgently convened a meeting of the UN Security Council and OSCE bodies.
