The Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital kills at least 11 civilians

Among the confirmed deaths, a six -year -old boy. At least 10 of the injured were children, the mission saidAnd reports indicate that this figure increases.

City -scale damage

Russia would have launched 309 drones and eight cruise missiles overnight, and despite the air defenses that managed to destroy many, damage through the capital were serious.

At least 27 locations through Kyiv have been struck by the attack, with the heaviest damage observed in the Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts, where the United Nations rescue efforts are underway.

In the district of Sviatoshynskyi, a missile destroyed a section of a nine -story building.

In the Solomianskyi district, a five -story building was seriously damaged and at least two people were killed.

UN Ukraine reported that witnesses had described the shock of the strike, which happened so quickly that they did not have time to seek shelter.

“Houses, companies and public buildings are underway to destroy, and this can take years to rebuild them. And each new attack aggravates the psychological assessment of people who have to spend the night after night in shelters, “said Danielle Bell, head of HRMMU.

According to reports, more than 100 buildings have been damaged in the capital, including houses, schools, children’s gardens, medical facilities and universities.

Unprecedented civil toll

This attack follows a wave of violence near and far from the front line, including the attacks of the weekend which killed at least 20 civilians and injured more than 120, a prison attack on Monday It killed 16 detainees, a hospital strike that killed three and the death of five civilians in the east on Tuesday.

This violent scheme continues from June, when the HRMMU reported that Russia had launched 10 times more missiles and missile ammunition against Ukraine compared to June 2024, killing 232 and injuring 1,343.

The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, stressed On social media according to which “international humanitarian law must be respected. All efforts must be made to protect civilians. They are not a target. ”