More than 220 dead, including 60 civilians, in kyiv in three weeks, according to authorities

More than 220 dead, including 60 civilians, in kyiv in three weeks, according to authorities

From the beginning of Russian invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago, 222 people, including 56 civilians, and of these, four children, have been killed in kyivthe city hall of the Ukrainian capital said on Friday.

A total of 889 people, including 241 civilians, have also been injured in this city since the start of the offensive on February 24, local authorities said in a statement. Telegram.

Among the injured are 18 children, 3 ambulance drivers and an emergency doctor.according to the city council, which also reported damage to 36 residential buildings and ten schools.

Russian troops have taken control of some areas around the capitalwhich they hope to eventually completely encircle, though their advance has stalled for now, according to the Ukrainian military.

kyiv accuses Russian forces of carrying out almost daily attacks on residential areas of the capital, most often at dawn, a tactic denounced by Ukrainian authorities as aimed at terrorizing the population and demoralizing those defending the city.

kyiv had about 3.5 million inhabitants before the war, but almost half have left the city since the beginning of the invasion, according to estimates by the Ukrainian authorities. (I)

Source: Eluniverso

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