Death toll from Russian attack on Kyiv rises to 28, ​Search operations continue at site of strike on Solomyanskyy (updated)

The number of victims of yesterday's Russian strike on Kyiv has risen. The bodies of 11 more people were recovered from the rubble of a building in the Solomyanskyy district, according to the State Emergency Service.

During the night, the bodies of five Kyiv residents were found. In the morning and afternoon, the bodies of other victims were discovered.

First, the body of a man was found.

‘In the Solomyanskyy district, the body of one more deceased person (male) was recovered from under the rubble of a partially destroyed nine-storey building,’ rescuers reported.

At around 9 a.m., the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, reported that the body of a deceased woman had been recovered.

‘The number of victims in the building in the Solomyansky district has risen to 18. Rescuers have recovered the body of a woman from under the rubble,’ the report said.

After 10 a.m., another body was reported.

‘The number of victims of the Russian strike on a 9-storey building in the Solomyanskyy district has risen to 19 – another body has been recovered from the rubble,’ rescuers said.

After 11 a.m., the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Tymur Tkachenko, reported the discovery of the 20th victim in this building, and almost immediately after that, the 21st.

‘Rescuers have just found another body, the 21st, while clearing the rubble,’ he said.

At 2:13 p.m., the State Emergency Service reported more tragic news: the body of another victim had been found, bringing the total number of victims in this building to 23. The total number of victims reached 28.

• Last night, Russia launched one of its most massive strikes on Kyiv. Most districts were affected, but Solomyanskyy was perhaps the hardest hit. There, the enemy targeted a nine-story building with a missile. The entire entrance, from the attic to the basement, was destroyed.
• There were also casualties in the Darnytskyy district, where a drone hit a high-rise building.
• Russia used 175 drones and missiles for this attack. In particular, cluster munitions.