Fatalities Surge in Aftermath of Severe Russian Attacks on Kyiv
Rising casualties reported following assault in Kiev
In the wee hours of Tuesday, Kyiv bore the brunt of one of the heaviest Russian airstrikes since the war's inception. A devastating strike targeted a high-rise building in the city's heart, resulting in a soaring death toll. Authorities have updated the count of the deceased.
To date, a staggering total of 28 individuals have perished. Overnight rescue efforts revealed an additional six corpses entombed in the debris of a partially obliterated nine-story apartment complex, detailing the civil defense officers in the break of dawn. The initial death toll stood at 17; however, the updated figures indicate that the destructive aftermath claimed 28 lives, with an alarming 134 to 150 individuals reported injured across the city. Emergency response efforts remain in progress.
Minister Ihor Klymenko affirmed that a Ch-101 cruise missile directly impacted the nine-story high-rise.
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, denounced these brutal attacks on the capital as Russian terrorism, whilst Putin remained conspicuously mum on the matter during the onset of the international economic forum in St. Petersburg. Media representatives are set to grill the Kremlin chief on political and economic matters in the forthcoming round of discussions.
The previous night's assault marked yet another instance of the Russian military draping Ukraine in drone attacks, according to the Ukrainian air force. They reported the employing of 58 combat drones, with a recurring defeat of 12 drones and 18 diverted by electronic countermeasures, as relayed via Telegram.
Sources: ntv.de, lar/dpa
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The brutal attack left a total of 28 confirmed fatalities, with over 130 to 150 wounded. The assault encompassed over 440 drones and 30 ballistic and cruise missiles, including nearly 280 Shahed-type attack drones and Kinzhal ballistic missiles. The majority of deaths (23 victims) transpired within a single nine-story residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, which was directly hit and crumpled.
In the wake of the devastating impact, rescue personnel, numbering over 400 State Emergency Service personnel and 200 pieces of equipment, have been painstakingly working for over 39 hours in an effort to locate survivors, recover bodies, and extract victims buried beneath the debris. They've utilized sniffer dogs, cranes, excavators, manual labor, and persistent effort to clear debris and reach the buried victims at the site of the collapse.
Ukraine's officials and the city’s Mayor, Vitali Klitschko, are continuously updating the death toll as the search and rescue workers continue to uncover more victims, with a grim emphasis on the costly effect of the strike on residential areas. President Zelensky condemned the attack as "pure terrorism," urging the international community to neither turn a blind eye nor ignore the escalating aggression, while highligting the expansiveness of the strikes across Ukraine.
The attack marks a worsening trend of increased military actions by Russia as part of a long-range offensive against Ukraine since ongoing peace efforts stalled. The European Union and global actors caution that Russia's military campaign and intensifying assaults pose an ongoing threat, not only to Ukraine, but to regional stability.
- The fatalities from the attack on Kyiv have risen to 28, with over 130 to 150 individuals reported injured, making it one of the deadliest incidents in the Ukraine conflict.
- As the world grapples with the escalating war-and-conflicts in Ukraine, the latest assault by Russia has been labeled as 'pure terrorism' by President Zelenskyy, highlighting the intensifying political tensions and general-news surrounding the crisis.
- While Putin remains silent on the matter, local authorities are combating the aftermath of the attack, employing over 400 emergency response personnel and numerous pieces of equipment in rescue efforts, with a strong focus on crime-and-justice and accidents in the affected areas.
