Kyiv mayor on woman killed in night attack: she went out onto balcony to watch air defence working
During the Russians’ night attack on Kyiv, a woman who decided to go out onto her balcony during the attack was killed, and 12 other people were injured, 5 of them hospitalised.
Source: Vitalii Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, on Telegram and in a comment to Radio Liberty
Quote from Klitschko: "12 apartments were damaged. Unfortunately, one person was killed. 12 people were injured, 5 of them are in hospital now, they have been hospitalised."
Details: Klitschko noted that a woman who "went out onto the balcony to watch the drones being shot down" was killed in Holosiivskyi district.
The mayor said that the rubble is being cleared and the damaged apartments are being inspected, particularly a 24-storey building in Holosiivskyi district which was hit by the debris of a Russian drone during the night.
The residents’ damaged cars are also being removed from the yard.
"The commission is already inspecting the extent of the damage so that repairs to the building can start as soon as possible," Klitschko said.
He added that the likelihood of air attacks is very high and urged Kyiv residents not to ignore the air-raid warnings and not to go out onto balconies or into streets to watch the air defence working.
Background:
- An air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv and a number of Ukrainian oblasts on the night of 29-30 May; air defence forces were operating. The Russians attacked Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed drones.
- One person was killed and four others were hospitalised in Kyiv as a result of the night attack, and debris damaged houses and cars in various parts of the city.
- Air defence destroyed 29 of the 31 Shahed drones launched by the Russians.
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