In the Kyiv region, about 5,000 houses are completely destroyed - Oblast Military Administration

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO - MONDAY, 27 JUNE 2022, 19:03

In the Kyiv region, 161 high-rise buildings and 4,835 private houses were completely destroyed as a result of the Russian invasion.

Source: Oleksii Kuleba, head of the Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine

Quote: "To date, 4,835 private houses have been completely destroyed and 13,292 partially damaged in the Oblast. Also, 161 high-rise buildings were completely destroyed and 975 were partially damaged. 11,319 families need housing."

Details: According to Kuleba, construction of new homes for people who have lost their homes is planned to begin in mid-July.

"The main criterion for who to build in the first place remains that the destroyed house was their only housing. 280 houses is the figure that we should ideally reach by winter," he said.

Background: On 23 June, the Kyiv Oblast Council approved two programs to help people who lost their homes due to Russian aggression to receive housing. Their budgets are UAH 1.7 billion and UAH 2.805 billion. According to them, in 2022-23 560 houses will be built and 2000 apartments will be bought.