In Kyiv, as a result of the massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine on July 8, there was widespread damage to residential and critical infrastructure. There is destruction at the Okhmatdyt children's hospital. Unfortunately, there were some fatalities.
Kyiv: explosions July 8, 2024
Updated on July 10. Head of the KGVA Sergei Popko reported that the number of victims of the missile attack increased to 34< /strong>. 38 victims remain in hospitals, six of them — in serious condition. In children's hospitals in the capital there are six children from the Okhmatdyt hospital who suffered from a missile attack. In general, 100 young patients of Okhmatdyt are undergoing inpatient treatment in other medical institutions in Kyiv and the region.
Updated at 23:25. In Kyiv, search and rescue operations have been completed in a residential building in the Shevchenko district and on the territory of the Okhmatdet medical institution.
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In a residential building in the Shevchenko district, rescuers unblocked the body of a girl born in 2006, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported.
In total, as a result of yesterday's enemy attack on Kyiv, 33 people were killed, including five children. 121 people were injured, including 10 children. 11 more people saved.
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City authorities declared July 9 a day of mourning in Kyiv in connection with the Russian terrorist attack on civilian objects in the capital.
— On this day, flags on all municipal buildings in the city will be lowered. It is also recommended to lower state flags on public and private buildings. On July 9, any entertainment events are prohibited in the city, said Vitaliy Klitschko.
Consequences of explosions in Kyiv
As a result of a missile strike and explosions in Kyiv on July 8, falling debris was recorded in Solomensky, Dneprovsky, Darnitsky, Svyatoshinsky, Desnyansky, Shevchenkovsky and Goloseevsky districts. Preliminary data:
- in the Solomensky district, two floors of a multi-storey building were damaged, 1,500 sq. m. were destroyed. m area, there was a fire;
- in Goloseevsky — garages were damaged, cars were on fire;
- in Dneprovsky — debris was burning in a residential area.
- a private house was damaged in the Darnitsky district;
- in the Svyatoshinsky district, debris burned near a residential building; there was also a fire in the premises of one of the enterprises;
- a house was on fire in the Desnyansky district;
- in the Shevchenkovsky district, the Okhmatdyt children's hospital was damaged, there is significant damage. Also in the area, a residential high-rise building was damaged — destroyed from the first to the third floors.
Also in the Goloseevsky and Shevchenkovsky districts, three DTEK transformer substations were completely destroyed or damaged. There is damage to the electrical network.
According to mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, one entrance to a residential building on Syrtsa was completely destroyed. Several — heavily damaged.
Photo: SES
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