IN Kyiv A rescue operation is underway after a nighttime strike by Russian occupation forces. The death toll continues to rise.
Updated 01:30: The number of victims of the Russian strike on Kyiv has increased to 23. This statement was made by the head of the KMVA Tkachenko.
"Tragic news continues to arrive from the Darnytskyi district. 22 deaths are already known. The rescue operation is ongoing," the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMMA) reported at 11:00 p.m. Timur Tkachenko .
He said that 225 residential buildings were damaged as a result of Russian terror. Along with non-residential buildings, garages, yards and public buildings, damage was recorded in all districts of the capital. District administrations have already counted more than 5,400 broken windows and window blocks. Almost 4,000 - in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital, Tkachenko added.
During the day, almost 800 people and 162 pieces of equipment were involved in the elimination of the consequences. In total, the State Emergency Service, together with municipal workers, removed more than 2,060 cubic meters of garbage and debris from the damage sites.
"Search and rescue operations are underway at the main location in the Darnytsia district and will continue throughout the night. There are people with whom there has been no contact since the attack. Therefore, unfortunately, the number of confirmed deaths will increase. We already know of 4 children who died, the youngest of whom is only two years old," the report says.
Tkachenko stressed that by targeted strikes on residential buildings, educational institutions, diplomatic institutions, and hospitals, Russia is showing its"desire for peace." According to the head of the KMVA, today the occupiers damaged Feofania, a regional hospital in the Podilskyi district of the capital.
Russia's attack on Ukraine
On the night of August 28, the Russians launched a massive attack on Ukraine using various means of destruction. The occupiers used drones, ballistic missiles, Kh-101 cruise missiles, Kinzhal missiles, etc.
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy used a total of 659 tools Among them are 598 Shahed attack UAVs and simulator drones of various types.
Kyiv was the main target. The Russians also attacked Vinnytsia, Zaporizhia, and other regions of the country.
In addition, a civilian train was hit." Kyiv-Kharkiv ". The rolling stock received significant damage.
