Massive Russian attack on Kyiv: four dead, dozens wounded, including children, numerous fires and destruction
Kyiv • UNN
The capital of Ukraine suffered one of the largest combined shellings from Russia. The consequences of the attack were recorded at more than 20 locations in 7 districts of the city.
On the night of August 28, Russia attacked the capital of Ukraine. As a result of the enemy shelling, there are dead, injured, fires recorded, numerous destructions, and debris falling in 7 out of 10 districts of the city. This was reported by the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration Timur Tkachenko, the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko, KMVA, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko, as reported by UNN.
A difficult night for Kyiv. Emergency services are working at the sites of damage caused by the Russian combined strike. Unfortunately, there are casualties. As of now, 4 dead, including 2 children, and over 20 wounded. At one of the locations, we are working with the Head of the State Emergency Service. Rescue and search operations are in an active phase. The operational situation is dynamically changing. We are involving State Emergency Service aviation in extinguishing fires.
According to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the operational situation is dynamically changing.
"We are involving State Emergency Service aviation in extinguishing fires," he added.
Unfortunately, the Russians' pattern from attack to attack is typical. Combined strikes, from different directions. And systematically - targeting ordinary residential buildings. This night it's decoys, "Gerberas," Shaheds, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, "Kinzhal" missiles.
The consequences of the attack were recorded at more than 20 locations in the Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, Solomianskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Holosiivskyi, Obolonskyi, and Desnianskyi districts.
Significant damage to residential buildings in Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts.
Significant damage to residential buildings in Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts.
In the Darnytskyi district, Russians destroyed part of a 5-story building with a direct hit. A rescue operation is underway at the site, attempts are being made to unblock people and pull them out from under the rubble. 9-story, 16-story residential buildings, a private house, a parking lot, and a kindergarten were damaged.
In the Dniprovskyi district, a 25-story residential building was damaged, a drone hit a yard near a 9-story building, cars are burning. Dozens of cars were damaged at several locations here.
In the Solomianskyi district, a private residential building was on fire, the fire has now been localized.
The Shevchenkivskyi district was also heavily affected. Several non-residential buildings, offices, cars of ordinary Kyiv residents.
In the Holosiivskyi district, already in the morning, as a result of the attack, fires broke out at several locations, more than 10 houses with broken windows, cars were damaged.
In the Desnianskyi district, we also record consequences in the non-residential area. There is damage in Obolonskyi.
In total, the number of damaged objects in Kyiv will again reach a hundred, thousands of broken windows, a shopping center in the city center was damaged. At several locations in different parts of the city, fragments of downed targets, rescuers are currently working on each location.
"According to operational information, at least three Kyiv residents died and 24 injured received injuries of varying severity. Among the dead is a 14-year-old girl. Among the injured are at least five children, aged 7 to 17. New data is constantly arriving," the official clarified.