Russian strike on Kyiv on June 17: Body of another victim recovered
Photo: rescuers recovered the body of another victim in Kyiv (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
On the night of June 17, Russian troops launched a massive attack on Kyiv with missiles and kamikaze drones, one of which severely damaged a high-rise building in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv. Rescuers have pulled another victim out of the rubble, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
"In the Solomianskyi district, the body of 1 more killed person (male) was unblocked from the rubble of a partially destroyed 9-story building. In total, the bodies of 17 people have been recovered from the above address. The work continues," the SES notes.
The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Tymur Kravchenko, also noted that the work to clear the rubble and search for people lasted all night.
"Unfortunately, the worst forecasts are still coming true. Some of those Kyiv residents who stopped communicating after the attack yesterday have been pulled out from under the rubble. As of eight o'clock this morning, 17 people were killed as a result of a direct hit to a house in the Solomianskyi district. The search is ongoing," Kravchenko said.
Russia's night attack on Kyiv on June 17
On the night of June 16-17, the Russian army launched a massive attack on various regions of Ukraine, firing over 450 drones and dozens of missiles.
In Kyiv, the Solomianskyi district suffered the most. A Kh-101 missile hit a 9-story building, destroying the entrance. Darnytskyi, Podilskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Sviatoshynskyi districts were also hit.
The UN mission announced that this attack could be the deadliest for Kyiv in the last year.
For more details on the consequences of the Russian attack, read RBC-Ukraine's report.
