Tanya Polyakovska, Bogdan Frolov09:40, 28.08.25

But there is good news, three people were pulled alive from the rubble.

Three people have been pulled alive from the rubble of the Russian attack on the city of Kyiv , Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. He noted that rescuers are currently making titanic efforts at the sites of the strikes in Kyiv.

Fragments of bodies were also found, and identification is difficult. “A newly created special mobile unit of the State Emergency Service “Delta” is working at one of the locations. Three people were pulled out alive from under the rubble. There is a high probability that there are still people under the ruins,” the official stressed in Telegram .

According to Svitlana Vodolaga, a spokeswoman for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, 9 people may still be trapped under the rubble of the high-rise building. However, it is not yet known whether these people were in their apartments at the time of the impact.

Climbers, dog handlers, psychologists, engineering and fire and rescue equipment have been involved. Robotic equipment is being actively used to clear the area so that rescuers can work faster.

“In total, about 500 rescuers and 1,000 police officers are working simultaneously in Kyiv. Kyiv police are working with the victims. More than 60 investigative and operational groups are already on the ground – accepting citizens’ statements and recording the consequences of the shelling,” Klymenko added.

In Kyiv, the death toll from the combined attack by Russian troops has climbed to 18 people.

Updated. 11:13. The Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office reported on 
Telegram that the death toll has increased to 14 people.

Updated. 10:26 The number of people killed in the enemy attack has increased to 12 people, including children aged 2, 17, and 14, Tkachenko said.

Updated. 09:39. According to the head of the Kyiv City State Emergency Service, Timur Tkachenko, on Telegram , the number of dead has increased to 10. The number of injured is 48 people.

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