“Three people have been confirmed dead in the capital. The number of injured has increased to 29, [jest wśród nich] six children. The youngest is four years old. Seven injured people are in hospitals, including two children. The rest are being treated on an outpatient basis,” Klitschko said.
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How many people died in the attack on Kyiv?
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What damage did buildings in Kiev suffer?
What did the mayor of Kiev say about the attack?
Night attack by Russian drones on Kyiv. They are killed
“In the area [dzielnicy] Desnian (…) shards [drona] they fell on a nine-story residential building at the height of the first floor. Several apartments caught fire and the fire spread to balconies from the third to sixth floors. The fire has already been extinguished and work is underway to remove the rubble,” the mayor of Kiev reported.
Klitschko reported that windows and doors in apartments in another nine-story building were also damaged. The facade and ceilings were partially destroyed. Five people were rescued and the structure is being demolished. In the Obolon district debris from the drone fell on another multi-story residential building, damaging one apartment. There was no fire or damage to the structure, he added.
For two months, the Russian army has been intensively attacking Ukrainian critical infrastructure, including: thermal power plants and gas fields – trying to deprive Ukrainians of heating, electricity and gas before winter. However, drones also often hit residential buildings.
Vladimir Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev justified on Friday on the American station CNN attacks by Russian troops on civilian facilities, including kindergartens, arguing that these are “unhappy accidents”. On Wednesday, October 22, a Russian airstrike took place on a kindergarten in Kharkov, probably using a Shahed drone. A fire broke out at the facility. The mayor of the city, Ihor Terekhov, announced that the Russians deliberately directed drones at this facility.
