Death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv rises to eight, 33 injured – photos

The death toll from a Russian attack on the city of Kyiv on the night of 19-20 August has risen to eight, while 33 people have been injured.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Quote: "The number of people killed in the Russian attack on Kyiv has risen to six, with 33 people injured."

Details: Rescue workers freed two people from under the rubble.

They are continuing to deal with the aftermath of the Russian attack in the Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi and Darnytskyi districts of the capital.

The State Emergency Service stressed that information about the effects of the attack is still being confirmed.

Update: Klitschko said that the death toll from the Russian attack on Kyiv had risen to eight.

Background:

• Russian forces attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles on the night of 19-20 August, with explosions reported across the city. A residential building and a children's hospital were damaged and fires broke out.
• It was reported earlier that five people had been killed and 23 injured.

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