Death toll rises in Kyiv due to Russian massive attack
Photo: the body of a deceased person, killed in the Russian strike, was found in Kyiv (t.me/dsns_telegram)
The number of fatalities in Kyiv has increased due to a combined attack by Russia on the night of April 24. Debris removal is ongoing, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Telegram.
"As of 04:20 PM (Kyiv time), as a result of the Russian missile strike, the number of fatalities has risen to nine people," the rescuers' message states.
Photo: rescuers are clearing debris in Kyiv after the Russian strike (t.me/dsns_telegram)
They clarified that the body of a 27-year-old woman was retrieved from the rubble of a building in the Sviatoshynskyi district.
Search and rescue operations, along with the mitigation of the consequences resulting from the strike, are currently in progress.
Updated at 5:05 PM Kyiv time
Rescuers clarified that they retrieved the body of another person from the rubble in the Svyatoshynskyi district.
Photo: the body of a deceased person was retrieved from the rubble in Kyiv (t.me/dsns_telegram)
Photo: the body of a deceased person was retrieved from the rubble in Kyiv (t.me/dsns_telegram)
"As of 04:45 PM, the number of fatalities from the Russian strike on the capital has risen to 10 people, with 90 injured," the State Emergency Service clarified.
Russia's strike on Kyiv
It is reported that Russian forces launched missile and drone strikes on Kyiv overnight.
As a result of the attack, a residential high-rise building in the Svyatoshynskyi district was partially destroyed. Civilians were trapped under the rubble.
As of now, it is known that 90 people have been injured due to the attack. Previously, eight fatalities were reported.
As explained by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russia may have attempted to exert pressure on the US with such a strike, amid Washington's intention to end the war as soon as possible.
All details about the consequences of the attack are available in the RBC-Ukraine material.
