Rescue staff have recovered the our bodies of 5 extra individuals from below the rubble of the nine-storey residential constructing within the metropolis of Kyiv destroyed by a Russian missile, bringing the loss of life toll from this assault to 21.

Supply: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Quote: "The search operation within the Solomianskyi district continued all through the evening. As of 07:00, the our bodies of 5 extra individuals have been recovered from below the rubble of the partially destroyed nine-storey constructing."

Rescue staff carrying a physique Photograph: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Particulars: The State Emergency Service reported {that a} whole of 16 our bodies had been recovered on the specified tackle. Operations on the scene are persevering with.

One of many our bodies discovered on the scene Photograph: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

"A complete of 21 individuals have been killed and 134 injured within the capital," the State Emergency Service summarised.

One other physique discovered on the scene Photograph: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Background:

• On the evening of 16-17 June, the Russians attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles. Early experiences point out that 14 individuals had been killed and over 100 wounded within the capital.
• Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, and Kyiv oblasts have been additionally attacked throughout the evening.
• Inside Minister Ihor Klymenko stated a Russian ballistic missile had hit a nine-storey residential constructing in Kyiv, utterly destroying one part of the block.
• Ukraine's air defence forces destroyed 428 drones and missiles out of 472 launched in opposition to Ukraine. The hits have been recorded in 10 places and particles fell in 34 places.

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