Early reports have indicated that 14 people were killed in a large-scale Russian attack on the city of Kyiv on the night of 16-17 June.

Source: Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration; Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko

Quote: "According to early reports, there are already 14 confirmed fatalities in Kyiv. The information is being confirmed."

Details: Tkachenko added that he is at the scene of a strike.

"Search operations for people under the rubble are ongoing," he said.

Klymenko reported that 27 locations in different districts of the capital had come under the Russian attack, including residential buildings, educational institutions and critical infrastructure facilities.

"The death toll has risen to 14. As of now, 44 people are known to have been injured in Kyiv," he stated.

Klymenko said rescue workers had managed to free people from entrances, apartments and from under the rubble.

"The video shows one of the rescued residents of the building," he noted.

Рятувальні роботи на місці одного з ударів у Києві. Відео ДСНС pic.twitter.com/DyqqLEN8sk

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He added that another six people had been injured in Odesa Oblast and one person each in Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts.

Background:On the night of 16-17 June, the Russians attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles. Explosions were heard in the capital and destruction was recorded there. Forty people were reported injured.

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