At least 27 people were killed as a result of yesterday’s Russian strike on Bucha district. The figure may not be final.
Forty-two people were injured, including four children. Seven people had to be taken to hospital, Kyiv Regional Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said.
About 50 residential buildings were damaged.
“381 people were evacuated from the emergency zone, including 59 children. An оперативний штаб has been set up in Dmytrivka to process requests from local residents. Hot meals and psychological support are also available at the headquarters,” Tkachenko said.
Residents of damaged homes can contact the headquarters for help with temporary accommodation.
“As of now, emergency rescue and firefighting operations are continuing at the site. Structures are being dismantled, fires extinguished, search-and-rescue operations carried out, and buildings and the surrounding area inspected,” the head of the administration added.
- Since 27 August, Russia has been carrying out continuous strikes in small groups of UAVs on the capital and the region. On the evening of 28 August, the enemy struck a production facility in the village of Myla, near the Zhytomyr highway. The strike led to a detonation.
- At the site of the attack, Dmytrivka settlement head Taras Didych was killed after arriving there following the strike.