Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers building damaged in Kyiv due to Russia's latest overnight attack

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — 24 May, 17:43
Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers building damaged in Kyiv due to Russia's latest overnight attack
The damaged building of the Cabinet of Ministers

The building of the Cabinet of Ministers (Ukrainian government) has been damaged as a result of the latest overnight Russian attack on Kyiv.

Source: Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko on X (Twitter)

Quote: "During Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv, the headquarters of the Government of Ukraine was damaged, with windows blown out by a blast. Thankfully, no one was injured."

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Details: Commenting on the aftermath of the large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine, Svyrydenko said: "Being unable to break Ukraine, suffering immense losses militarily and economically, the aging Russian dictator has nothing else".

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 81 injured in Kyiv.
  • In Kyiv, damage was reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, a theatre, a philharmonic hall, two museums, a library, a university, a church, a monastery and architectural landmarks.
  • The building at 9a Hrushevskoho Street in Kyiv, where flats belonging to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and sanctioned businessman Tymur Mindich are located, was also damaged.
  • Across Ukraine, four people were killed and around 100 injured, with approximately 30 residential buildings damaged or destroyed in Kyiv alone.

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