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On Monday morning, authorities confirmed that four people were killed and 25 injured as a result of a large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv. Among the injured are two children, UATV English reports.
The information was reported by Kyiv City Military Administration Chief Tymur Tkachenko, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, and Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
“Unfortunately, we have information about two people killed as a result of the enemy attack,” Tkachenko initially said.
Earlier, officials had also reported 23 injured people, including a pregnant woman and a child.
Later, it was confirmed that the death toll in Kyiv had risen to four.
“According to updated information as of 5:40 a.m., 23 people have been injured in Kyiv, including one child. Tragically, the number of fatalities has increased to four,” Tkachenko stated.
Klitschko noted that the massive enemy attack caused damage and fires in nearly every district of the city. Emergency and rescue services are currently operating at around 50 locations.
According to rescuers, a total of 25 people were injured, including two children.
During the night of June 15, Russia launched a large-scale combined attack on Kyiv. Explosions were heard across the capital, and fires broke out in several locations, including residential buildings and the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. Parts of the city were left without electricity, affecting more than 140 households.
A direct strike also caused a fire at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. According to emergency responders, the fire on the roof of the Dormition Cathedral covered an area of 800 square meters.
Bishop Avraamii, head of the Holy Dormition Kyiv Pechersk Lavra of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, said that following the enemy strike and the subsequent fire, ancient icons and other religious relics were successfully rescued from the monastery complex.
Russia launched 70 missiles and 611 drones against Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized 582 UAVs and 50 missiles, including:
- 5 of 6 Tsirkon anti-ship missiles
- 15 of 34 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles
- 30 of 30 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles
A total of 20 missiles and 27 drones struck targets at 42 locations, with Kyiv being the primary target of the attack.
Russian forces also launched missile strikes against Dnipro and Kharkiv.
Five emergency responders were killed in Kharkiv as a result of a repeated Russian strike, Interior Minister Klymenko says.
At least five other people were injured in the attack.
Dnipro’s House of Organ and Chamber Music was destroyed following Russia’s overnight attack, regional authorities report.
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