Russian strike on Kyiv kills two and injures 21, including child

Two people have been found dead in a residential building in the city of Kyiv hit by Russian forces. The number of people injured has risen to 21, including a child.

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

Quote from Klitschko: "Twenty-one people have been injured in the Desnianskyi district, including an eight-year-old child. Medics have taken 16 of the injured to hospital. Four people are in a serious condition.

One person has been killed."

Details: Klitschko later reported that the second body had been found in the damaged building in the Desnianskyi district.

He earlier said that residents were being evacuated from the upper floors of the building because of a fire.

Emergency services are working at the scene.

The State Emergency Service later confirmed that someone had been killed and posted photographs from the scene.

Background:

• Russia attacked Kyiv with missiles on the evening of 13 October. No air-raid warning was issued in advance and a residential building was hit.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later said that Ukraine had received no warning from its partners about the attack.

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