Russian missile strike on Kyiv: woman killed, two people injured – photos
A woman was killed and two people were injured in a Russian missile strike on the city of Kyiv on the night of 7-8 July.
Source: Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, on Telegram; State Emergency Service of Ukraine; National Police of Ukraine
Quote: "Sadly, we have received confirmation that a woman was killed in last night's attack."
Details: Tkachenko expressed his condolences to the family and loved ones of the woman.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine clarified that the woman's body was found while firefighters were extinguishing a blaze at one of the strike sites in Kyiv's Sviatoshynskyi district.
As of 08:30, emergency crews were still working to extinguish fires at two other locations in the Sviatoshynskyi and Desnianskyi districts in the capital.
The attack damaged residential buildings, a garage cooperative, vehicles – including a patrol police car – as well as a tram depot and several trams.
Police have set up mobile assistance points near the strike sites to receive reports from those affected.
Background:
- Residents of Kyiv heard explosions on the night of 7-8 July, after which an air-raid warning was issued. Two people were reported to have been injured.
- A missile strike caused a fire in warehouse buildings in Kyiv's Desnianskyi district.
- Fires broke out in an office building and warehouse facilities in the capital's Sviatoshynskyi district. A garage cooperative caught fire at another location, but firefighters extinguished the blaze. The attack also damaged another office building and trams.
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