The number of people killed as a result of an enemy kamikaze drone attack on a residential building in Kyiv has increased to five.
This was reported by the mayor of the capital Vitaliy Klitschko.
"From under the rubble of a building in the center of the capital, which was hit by a Russian kamikaze drone yesterday morning, the body of another dead resident was recovered. This is already the fifth victim of Russiaʼs barbaric attack on the capital on October 17," wrote the head of the capital.
He added that the search and rescue work in the house is ongoing, the debris is also being dismantled and construction debris is being removed.
- On the morning of October 17, Russia attacked Ukraine with Shahed-136 kamikaze drones. 11 drones were shot down over the center of the country. In total, 28 drones flew towards Kyiv (most were destroyed). In the capital, drones hit energy infrastructure and a residential building. Four people died.
- Ukrainian forces shot down at least 37 Iranian kamikaze drones from the evening of October 16 to the morning of October 17. These are 85% of those drones that attacked Ukrainian cities from the south.