Kyiv declares 25 April day of mourning
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:12:14 +0300
Kyiv has declared 25 April a day of mourning in memory of the people killed in the Russian largescale attack on the capital.
Source Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko on Telegram Quote Tomorrow, 25 April, has been declared a day of mourning in Kyiv in memory of the victims of the enemys largescale attack on the capital.
Background Ukraine came under a largescale combined Russian attack on the night of 2324 April.
Air defence systems responded to the attack.
As of 0600, 9 people had been killed and 63 injured in the city of Kyiv, including 6 children and a pregnant woman.
Hits on civilian infrastructure had also been recorded.
In the morning, the number of casualties had increased to more than 70.
Phones were heard ringing from under the rubble of a building destroyed by the Russians in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv.
The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
Two children are among those being searched for.
Later, rescuer workers reported that a man had been pulled alive from the rubble of the house destroyed by the Russians.
As of 1100, eight people have been reported killed in the Russian strike on the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv.
Unidentified human remains have also been found.
A total of 77 people were injured, including 26 adults and 5 children who are in hospital.
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