Nearly 400 buildings destroyed in Kyiv since invasion began, over half of them apartments

Denys Karlovskyi — Tuesday, 10 MAY 2022, 16:48

According to Kyiv authorities, since 24 February, the Russian occupiers have destroyed 390 buildings in the capital, 222 of which are apartment buildings.

Source: Kyiv City Council on Facebook, with a reference to Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Klitschko quote: "We have already identified 20 residential buildings where we must start restoration work as a matter of priority. So that people can return to their homes more quickly. The approximate cost of this work will be 5.8 million euros.

Specialists are still inspecting the remaining residential buildings to determine the damage. Today we can say that 17 residential buildings in the capital have received significant damage, and we are waiting for the recommendations of experts."

Details: The City Council reported that the shelling and bombing damaged the buildings of 75 educational institutions, 30 of which were preschools. In addition, 17 healthcare facilities and 11 cultural facilities have been damaged.

Klitschko added that the total cost of all reconstruction work is 70 million euros. The City Council consulted with representatives of the European Development and Reconstruction Bank on funding reconstruction.

According to Klitschko, all residents who lost their houses due to Russian shelling have been given accommodation in temporary housing.

Background: 

• Klitschko said that in the near future local authorities will resume charges for public transport.
• The mayor of the capital said that after 9 May, citizens who left Kyiv at the beginning of the war may "gradually return" to the capital. He said that about 2.2 million people have stayed in Kyiv.