Russian 2 July strike on Kyiv: 10 bodies recovered from destroyed apartment block, search operation completed – photos
Emergency workers have completed search operations at the nine-storey apartment building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district that was destroyed in the Russian attack on 2 July. Ten bodies have been recovered from under the rubble.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Quote: "Search operations at the destroyed nine-storey apartment building in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district have been completed. Emergency recovery work is now underway. Ten people were recovered dead from the rubble. Overall, the Russian attack claimed the lives of 30 people."
Details: The State Emergency Service said rescue operations are continuing at three locations in the Darnytskyi district affected by the large-scale Russian attack.
Emergency crews are dismantling unstable structures and removing construction debris from the damaged residential buildings.
Background:
- On the night of 1-2 July, Russian forces launched a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine using attack UAVs as well as air-, land- and sea-launched missiles of various types. Ukraine's air defences downed 524 of the 570 aerial assets launched, although 25 ballistic missiles and 12 attack drones reached their targets.
- Kyiv was the primary target of the attack. As of midday on 2 July, 27 people had been killed and nearly 90 injured.
- On 3 July, the State Emergency Service reported that three more bodies had been recovered from under the rubble of a destroyed residential building in the Darnytskyi district, bringing the death toll from the Russian attack to 30.
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