Another body pulled from rubble in Kyiv: death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 15, 56 injured – photos
In Kyiv, the death toll of the Russian large-scale attack on 6 July has risen to 15. Emergency workers recovered the body of a woman from under the rubble.
Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko; Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration; State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Update: At 16:47, Tkachenko reported that another body had been pulled from the rubble, bringing the number of fatalities to 14.
Quote from Tkachenko: "Unfortunately, the death toll of the Russian attack has risen to 15. Emergency workers have recovered the body of a woman from the rubble."
The State Emergency Service said that seven children were among those injured. The search-and-rescue operation is ongoing.
Earlier, the authorities reported that 14 people had been killed and 56 injured in the capital. President Zelenskyy said almost 60 people had been injured in the capital.
Background:
- On the night of 5-6 July, Russia launched a massive combined attack on Ukraine using strike drones as well as air-, land- and sea-launched missiles of various types. Ukrainian air defences downed 363 of the 419 aerial targets launched. However, 29 ballistic missiles and 18 attack drones struck targets at 34 locations across the country.
- While the air defence forces had a very high success rate in shooting down Russian cruise missiles and drones, not a single ballistic missile was intercepted. Ukraine's Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat explained why this is the case.
- The main strike was directed at Kyiv. As of 10:00, 11 people had been confirmed dead, while nearly 60 others had been injured.
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