Death toll from Russian strike in Kyiv rises to 14, over 100 injured

Death toll from Russian strike in Kyiv rises to 14, over 100 injured

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The number of people killed in the Russian missile strike on Kyiv in the early hours of June 17 has risen to 14, with 117 injured.

That State Emergency Service reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

As of 19:50, rescuers recovered another body from under the rubble of a nine-story residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

A total of 14 people have been killed and 117 injured across Kyiv.

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As reported by Ukrinform, in a massive overnight attack on June 17, Russia launched over 440 Shahed drones and 32 missiles at Ukraine. Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, and Kyiv region all came under fire.

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