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Kyiv death toll rises to 4, says mayor-UPDATED

17 October 2022 17:52 (UTC +04:00)

The number of people killed after Russian strikes in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has now reached four, the city's mayor said Monday, APA reports citing CNN.

“We’ve got already 4 people dead under the ruins of the building in the Shevchenkivsky district which was hit by the Russian terrorist drone,” Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. “The rescuers found another body of a man there. The rescue operation is ongoing. There could be some other people under the rubble.”

Three people have been taken to the hospital, he said, two of whom are emergency responders.

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At least one woman has been killed in attacks on Ukraine’s capital on Monday, according to the mayor of Kyiv, while another person remains under the rubble, APA reports citing Al-Jazeera.

Rescue operations are ongoing.

The attacks, allegedly involving “kamikaze” drones, rocked Shevchenkivskyi, the same area targeted by Russia exactly a week ago, damaging residential buildings.