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Death toll rises in Kyiv after Russian overnight strike

UNIAN

Ukraine

Thursday, July 31


Tomorrow, August 1, has been declared a Day of Mourning in Kyiv - in memory of the victims massive attack by Russian occupiers on the capital.

About this in my Telegram channel Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko announced, noting that on August 1, any entertainment events will be banned in the city.

"On this day, flags will be lowered on all municipal buildings in the city. It is also recommended to lower state flags on buildings of state and private ownership," he wrote.

Kyiv City Military Administration reported, that, as of 4:45 p.m., as a result of the Russian combined attack on Kyiv from July 30 to 31, many people were killed (including one child), more than 100 people were injured.

Updated. 19:51. Tkachenko said that information about the fifteenth deceased has appeared."Unfortunately, the worst predictions regarding the number of people who may be under the rubble are confirmed. The search and rescue operation is ongoing," he wrote.

Updated. 19:22. at Telegram The State Emergency Service reports that rescuers have unblocked the body of a man from under the rubble. The number of victims of the Russian attack has increased to 14.

132 people were injured, including 14 children.

Updated. 18:31. The death toll in Kyiv has risen to 13 people, Tkachenko reported.

Updated. 18:00. Head of the KMVA Timur Tkachenko said that the clearing of rubble is still ongoing at the site of the Russian attack in the Svyatoshynskyi district.

"Unfortunately, rescuers continue to unblock the bodies of the deceased. As of now, there are 10 victims in this location. In total, there are 12 in Kyiv," he said in Telegram.

Russia's strike on Kyiv - details

As UNIAN reported, on the night of July 31, Russia massively attacked Kyiv with drones, and in the morning launched missile strikes. There is extensive destruction and damage to civilian infrastructure and residential buildings.

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Ihor Klymenko, noted that There was a direct hit by an enemy missile on a house in the Svyatoshynskyi district of Kyiv. . The rocket hit the structure near the 5th floor. Klymenko noted that the residents of the building"simply fell and were simply covered in concrete slabs" after the impact.

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