Ukraine completes rescue work after attack on Kyiv; death toll rises to 25, including 4 children

KYIV – Emergency crews on Aug 29 completed rescue operations in the aftermath of

a Russian drone and missile attack

on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as the authorities revised the death toll up to 25.

The DSNS state emergency service posted photos on its Telegram channel of damaged sites in the capital during the attack, which occurred early on Aug 28.

It said 22 of those killed, including four children, had been residents of an apartment building destroyed in the city’s eastern Darnytskyi district.

Emergency crews were dispatched to 19 sites in six city districts and assistance was extended to 312 residents, the DSNS said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Aug 28 that the strike, which

damaged the offices

of the European Union and British Council, was the second-largest attack since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. REUTERS