Nighttime Russian attack on Kyiv: second young person confirmed killed, death toll rises to 16

The death toll from the Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 30-31 July has risen to 16, including a child and a teenager. The number of injured has also increased, now reaching 159.

Source: Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration; State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details: Tkachenko reported that, according to the information available, there is a child and a teenager among the 16 deceased.

The State Emergency Service confirmed that these young people were 6 and 17 years old.

The number of injured has risen to 159 people. 

Emergency and rescue operations have been completed in the Solomianskyi district, while in the Sviatoshynskyi district they are still ongoing.

Background:

• On the night of 30-31 July, Russian forces attacked the city of Kyiv with drones and missiles. 
• Twenty-seven locations across four districts of the capital were affected by the attack.
• Six-year-old Matvii Marchenko was killed in the Russian attack on Kyiv. He was a student of a Kyiv karate club.  It was also reported that Liliia Stepanchuk, a patrol police officer, was one of those killed in Russia's overnight missile strike on Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district.
• In addition, Hromadske journalist Nataliia Mazina and her husband Dmytro Mazin were injured in the drone strike on Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district. Their apartment was damaged.

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