Zelenskyy on latest Russian attack: 4 killed and 100 injured across Ukraine, 30 buildings damaged in Kyiv – photos
Four people have been killed and around 100 injured across Ukraine as a result of a large-scale Russian attack on the night of 23-24 May, with approximately 30 residential buildings damaged or destroyed in Kyiv alone.
Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)
Quote: "I am grateful to all our services currently working at the sites of Russia's overnight strikes: units of the State Emergency Service, the National Police and municipal services. Everyone is acting as effectively as possible, given the scale of the attack and its aftermath: about 100 people have been injured across the country, and four, tragically, have been killed. My condolences to the families and loved ones."
Details: Zelenskyy wrote that approximately 30 residential buildings have been damaged or destroyed in Kyiv alone.
The president's press service also reported earlier that a Russian strike on an apartment block on Dehtiarivska Street in Kyiv had destroyed a section of the building from the ground to the fourth floor, with debris clearance ongoing. Two people are known to have been killed at this location and two are considered missing.
Background:
- On the night of 23-24 May, Russian forces carried out a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine using 90 missiles and 600 drones of various types, including an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile.
- Two people are known to have been killed and 77 injured in Kyiv.
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