During the night, rescuers from the State Emergency Service continued search operations in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv. The bodies of five more victims of the Russian attack were unearthed from under the rubble.
As of press service of the State Emergency Service, As of this morning, the bodies of 16 people have been recovered from the rubble of a partially destroyed nine-story building. Work is ongoing.
Rescuers clarified that a total of 17 people were killed and 21 people were injured as a result of Russia's attack on Kyiv on June 134.
Currently, 22 people are known to have died in Kyiv as a result of the massive Russian shelling on June 17. This was reported by the city's mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko.
"22 dead after enemy attack on capital on night of June 17. Rescuers are still clearing rubble in house in Solomyanskyi district," — he wrote on Telegram.
Rescuers previously reported today that the body of another deceased person (male) was recovered from the rubble of a partially destroyed nine-story building in the Solomyanskyi district.
According to updated data from the capital's rescuers, the number of dead has increased to 23 people. About this on the air Kyiv24 Svitlana Vodolaga, spokeswoman for the State Emergency Service, reported.
According to her, 18 bodies of the deceased have already been unblocked from under the rubble of the entrance in the Solomiansky district of Kyiv.
"The work lasted all night. And unfortunately, we have already recovered 18 bodies. That is, due to Russian aggression - yesterday's shelling of Kyiv, we have 23 people who died," said Aquarius.
She added that search and rescue operations are ongoing.
"We still don't know how many bodies there may be under the rubble, so the work is ongoing. The search for bodies is ongoing because we haven't reached the end, the foundation. Because due to the collapse of the structures, all the floors have collapsed, even down to the basement. Therefore, we have to get to the end to make sure that there is no one else under the rubble," — a spokeswoman for the State Emergency Service commented.
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