Russian Attack on Kyiv: Death Toll Rises; August 21 Declared a Day of Mourning in the Capital

The State Emergency Service reported this on Telegram.

Update, 6:05 p.m.:

According to the Kyiv Regional State Administration, rescuers found one fatality in the Holosiivskyi district. Two people were injured.

Update, 5:55 p.m.:

The State Emergency Service reports that rescue workers are continuing emergency restoration work at a nine-story building damaged by a Russian attack and at nearby buildings in the Solomyanskyi district. Heavy engineering equipment is being used to remove the collapsed floor slabs from the high-rise building.

Rescuers are cutting away unstable structural elements from the facades of the buildings to ensure safety at the work site. Twelve people have been rescued. State Emergency Service psychologists have already provided assistance to 120 people.

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According to the mayor of Kyiv, debris from a UAV falling in the Holosiivskyi district caused a fire in a business center building.

Additionally, according to Vitali Klitschko, as of 3:40 p.m., debris from a UAV was reported to have fallen on the grounds of a non-residential development. A fire broke out, and the State Emergency Service is heading to the scene.

Update, 1:40 p.m.:

According to the latest information from the State Emergency Service, the number of casualties in Kyiv has risen to 39.

Rescue workers are currently conducting emergency rescue operations at the site of the Russian strike in the Solomyanskyi district. State Emergency Service dog handlers have been deployed to assist in the efforts.

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Updated at 12:50 p.m.:

Klitschko reported that the death toll in Kyiv has risen to 15.

Updated at 11:20 a.m.:

The death toll in Kyiv has risen to 13 due to heavy shelling.

It is noted that command centers have been set up at the sites of the attacks to accept reports of damaged and destroyed property. More than 200 reports have already been processed in Kyiv. Psychologists are on site, providing support to people who have lost loved ones or been left homeless.

In the capital, about 20 residential buildings, a school, a children’s hospital, and a kindergarten—civilian facilities that posed no threat—have been significantly damaged, the agency added.

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Updated at 08:36:

The air raid alert has been lifted in Kyiv. The threat in the capital lasted 8 hours and 45 minutes.

Updated at 08:15:

Vitali Klitschko reported that another wounded person in Kyiv has died in the hospital. In total, there are currently 12 fatalities in the capital. Of these, 7 people died in the Solomyanskyi district. Thirty-four people were injured.

The mayor of Kyiv added that August 21 has been declared a Day of Mourning in Kyiv to honor the victims of the enemy’s massive attack on the capital.

Updated at 7:50 a.m.:

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that, according to updated figures, 8 people were killed in the capital as a result of the enemy’s attack. Thirty-three city residents were injured.

Update, 07:15:

According to updated information, the death toll from the Russian attack in Kyiv has risen to 6, with 33 people injured.

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Svyatoshyn District

In the Sviatoshyn District, a direct hit was recorded at an industrial facility. Fires in two warehouse buildings, measuring 500 and 1,000 square meters, were successfully contained. At another location, a 500-square-meter warehouse was on fire. One person was found dead, while rescuers continue efforts to free a person trapped under the rubble.

Solomyanskyi District

In a nine-story residential building, the eighth and ninth floors were destroyed. The fire broke out on the seventh through ninth floors. Windows were blown out in other buildings, and a school and a children’s hospital sustained damage. In addition, cars, garages, and a store were on fire. The fires in the garages and the medical facility have already been extinguished. People were trapped in two residential buildings and a school shelter.

Darnitskyi District

In the Darnytskyi District, a strike hit the grounds of a non-residential facility. Storage facilities and vehicles caught fire over an area of approximately 1,000 square meters. Rescuers freed one person and handed them over to medical personnel.

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As a reminder, two law enforcement officers were killed and more than 40 others were wounded as a result of the Russian attack on August 19 on the building of the National Police Headquarters in Zhytomyr Oblast.