Death toll of Russian morning attack on Kyiv increases to 9 people

Nine victims of a missile strike on Kyiv during a massive Russian attack on Ukraine on 29 December have been identified so far, but the search is still ongoing.

Source: Serhii Popko, head of Kyiv City Military Administration on Telegram; Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko; State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Quote from Klitschko: "As of 18:00, eight people were rescued from under the rubble of a warehouse in Shevchenkivskyi district, and 9 bodies were recovered. The search action to find people under the rubble continues".

Details: Prior to that, Popko reported that as of 17:50, there were eight fatalities and 30 wounded in Kyiv.

Before that, Klitschko reported seven dead: then the bodies of three more victims were taken from under the rubble of the warehouse in the Shevchenkivskyi District, raising the death toll to six people. 

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