Death toll from Russian strike on Kyiv rises to 18

The death toll from a large-scale Russian attack on the city of Kyiv has risen to 18. Rescue workers have recovered two more bodies from under the rubble of a residential building in Darnytskyi district.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Quote: "Rescue workers have recovered two more bodies from under the rubble of a building in the Darnytskyi district. As a result, the death toll from the Russian strike on the capital has risen to 18. Rescue operations are ongoing."

Details: Officials earlier reported that as of the evening of 6 July, 58 people had been injured in Kyiv as a result of the overnight large-scale combined Russian attack.

Background:

• Russia launched a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine using attack drones as well as air-, land- and sea-launched missiles of various types on the night of 5-6 July. Ukrainian air defences downed 363 out of 419 aerial assets, while 29 ballistic missiles and 18 attack drones struck 34 locations.
• The State Emergency Service also said that the most difficult situation in Kyiv Oblast remains in the city of Vyshneve. It was there that people were killed as a result of the combined attack. It was reported that 14 people had been injured, including two State Emergency Service personnel.

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