As a result of enemy shelling in the Shevchenko district of the capital, according to preliminary data, there are victims.
This was reported by the press service of the State Emergency Service.
Rescuers received a message about a fire in a 9-storey building on June 26 at 06:29. The nearest fire and rescue units immediately arrived at the scene. Upon arrival, the fighters found that as a result of enemy shelling, a fire broke out in a 9-story residential building with partial destruction of the 7th, 8th and 9th floors. The fire area is 300 sq. m.
"Now measures are being taken to eliminate the fire and rescue people. According to preliminary data, there are victims. 19 units of fire equipment and 67 personnel are involved at the scene," the report says.
Four victims were hospitalized from the house in the Shevchenkovsky district of Kyiv.
The mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko announced this.
According to him, in total, 25 residents were evacuated.
"A total of four victims were hospitalized. Including a seven-year-old girl who was taken out of the rubble, and later her mother was rescued. Search and rescue work continues," Klitschko said.