Shattered homes, burned-out cars: Kyiv after Russia's latest attack
Photo: Rescuers clear the aftermath of Russia's strike on Kyiv (Getty Images)
Russia's massive overnight attack on Kyiv on August 1 left residential buildings damaged, streets battered and cars burned out.
RBC-Ukraine correspondent reports from the scene.
An RBC-Ukraine correspondent visited the site of one of Russia's strikes in the Solomianskyi district of the capital, one of the areas hardest hit in the overnight attack.
The Russian strike damaged and partially destroyed residential buildings in the area. The blast wave shattered windows, while cars parked nearby were heavily damaged or completely burned out.
Footage from the scene shows the scale of the destruction left in the residential neighborhood after Russia's overnight attack.
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Rescuers, utility workers and law enforcement officers continue to work at the scene, clearing the aftermath of the attack and documenting another Russian war crime.
Attack on Kyiv
On the night of August 1, Russia launched a massive attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region.
Nine people were killed in the capital and 30 others were injured, including four children.
Damage and fires were reported in the Solomianskyi, Darnytskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Dniprovskyi and Pecherskyi districts.
The building of the Lithuanian Embassy in Ukraine was also damaged.
Following the attack, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained that Ukrainian air defenses were able to shoot down only one ballistic missile due to a shortage of interceptor missiles for Patriot systems.
The president urged partners to speed up deliveries of air and missile defense systems to Ukraine, stressing that every additional package of anti-ballistic missiles helps save the lives of civilians.
