Ukrainian National Bank building also damaged in overnight Russian attack
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) building has been damaged as a result of a large-scale overnight Russian attack on Kyiv.
Source: NBU Governor Andrii Pyshnyi on Facebook
Quote: "The NBU building has sustained mild damage in the overnight attack. No details – I will not give the enemy satisfaction.
After all, our team is already dealing with this. We will repair and rebuild everything.
Tomorrow we begin the working day – as always!
Everyone is alive, no staff were injured."
Details: Pyshnyi also reported receiving numerous reports of damage to buildings and branches of many banks.
"Colleagues are reporting calmly and, as always, to the point: no casualties, buildings will be repaired. We will ensure the system operates under any conditions," he said.
Background:
- In Kyiv, damage was reported to the buildings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet of Ministers, 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.
- 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. Kyiv was the primary target of the attack.
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