Russian missile strikes on Kyiv: several people killed, over 20 injuries

IRYNA BALACHUK – MONDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2022, 10:59

At least 20 people sustained injuries as a result of Russian missile strikes on the city of Kyiv on the morning of 10 October. Several people were killed, though the exact number has not yet been confirmed.

Source: Svitlana Vodolaha, spokeswoman for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) in comment for Ukrainska Pravda

Quote from Vodolaha: "There are many casualties. We do not have the exact number yet, but there are definitely more than 20. Unfortunately, several people have been killed."

Details: Vodolaha also said that rescue workers were dispatched to several sites of the Russian strikes. Ambulances and other municipal emergency services are at work.

The spokeswoman noted that there might be further attacks on Kyiv. She urged the city’s residents to heed air-raid alarms and ensure personal safety.

"The SES is calling on the residents of the capital and its visitors to remain in shelters, at metro stations, to leave their homes, to refrain from being outside. We see a lot of people on the streets, a lot of cars. We are asking people to go to shelters, to remember that they are responsible for their own safety."

Details: Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klychko reported that there is an ongoing threat of new strikes, so all municipal services are operating in emergency mode. They promptly respond to the developing situation and address the effects of Russian attacks.

Quote from Klychko: "Underground metro stations are working as shelters. Metro traffic has been suspended. Bring warm clothes, water, food, and mobile phone chargers to shelters with you. Do not enter the city yet."

Background:

• Several explosions rang out in the centre of Kyiv on the morning of 10 October, causing injuries and fatalities. Metro traffic on the red line has been suspended.
• Mayor of Kyiv Vitalii Klychko said that Russian missiles hit targets in the Shevchenkivskyi and Solomianskyi neighbourhoods of Kyiv; traffic in the centre of the capital is blocked. The windows in Kyiv’s central railway station shattered as a result of the blast.
• Explosions rang out in several other Ukrainian cities: Dnipro, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr and Lviv.

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