During a series of attacks on the night of recent events, approximately 27 locations in Kyiv faced significant destruction. Among the casualties was a nine-story residential building in the Solomianskyi district, which was devastated by a ballistic missile, leaving an entire section reduced to ruins. Emergency responders worked tirelessly to search through the debris and extinguish flames, rescuing a wounded elderly woman by lowering her from a window. A local resident, Viktoriia Vovchenko, described the chaos as horrific, noting the presence of injured elderly individuals and children among those being rescued.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported 14 fatalities in Kyiv, alongside one in Odesa, with nearly a hundred others injured across the capital region, Odesa, and Chernihiv in the north. Notably, a 62-year-old U.S. citizen was among the deceased in Kyiv, having succumbed to shrapnel wounds, as confirmed by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
In response to the ongoing conflict, Ukraine has been launching drones into Russian territory; however, these efforts have not resulted in comparable damage to civilian structures. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones over various regions, including Moscow, during the same night. The situation highlights the ongoing severity of hostilities, leaving civilians to endure the impact of the violence amidst the destruction of their homes and communities.
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