Large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv leaves four dead and 30 injured – photos
As of the morning of 15 June, four people are known to have been killed and a further 30 injured, including two children, as a result of Russia's large-scale attack on Kyiv.
Source: Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Quote from Tkachenko: "Updated information as of 05:40 in Kyiv indicates that 23 people are reported to have been injured, including a child. Tragically, the death toll has risen to four."
Update: It was later reported that the number of those injured has risen to 30, including two children aged five and six.
Details: Klitschko said the large-scale Russian attack had caused damage and fires in almost every district of the city. Emergency and rescue services are working at around 50 locations.
Background: Russia launched a large-scale combined attack on Kyiv on the night of 14-15 June. Explosions were heard across the capital and fires broke out in residential buildings and at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery complex. Some parts of the city have been left without electricity, with more than 140,000 consumers affected.
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