UPDATED: Russian attack on Kyiv kills 15, injures dozens
The death toll from Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv has risen to 15, Interior Ministry chief Ivan Vyhivskyi reported on Aug. 20. Rescue operations are still underway at the sites of the strikes.
One more person was killed in Kyiv Oblast. More than 40 people were injured.
Around 20 residential buildings in Kyiv were heavily damaged, as well as a school, a kindergarten and a children’s hospital. More than 600 rescuers and police officers have been involved in the response since the overnight attack.
The office of Ukrainian television channel We-Ukraine was also damaged. Windows were shattered, the newsroom sustained significant damage and part of a corridor ceiling collapsed due to the blast wave.
In Boryspil, warehouses storing food and facilities belonging to the Red Cross were damaged, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said. Emergency crews were still working to extinguish fires at the sites.
The city will observe a day of mourning on Aug. 21, with flags lowered and entertainment events prohibited.
The attack caused damage and fires across the Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts.
In Solomianskyi district, the eighth and ninth floors of a nine-story residential building were destroyed, with a fire breaking out on the upper floors. Windows were shattered in other residential buildings and at a children's hospital, while a school was also damaged.
People were trapped inside two residential buildings and a school shelter during the attack, according to local authorities. Cars, garages, a store, warehouses and other non-residential buildings were also damaged or set on fire.
Six people were injured in the Boryspil district, four of whom were hospitalized. The attack damaged 14 private homes, four warehouses, an apartment building, a gas station and eight vehicles.
Russian strikes also damaged railway infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast, prompting Ukrainian Railways to reroute or cancel several commuter and regional train services.
Poland scrambled military aircraft during the attack in response to Russian long-range aviation activity, the Polish Armed Forces' Operational Command said. Ground-based air defense and radar systems were also placed on alert.
Polish authorities said the measures were preventive and intended to protect the country's airspace.
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