Death toll from Russian strike on Kyiv on 24 April rises to 13: man, 45, dies in hospital
A 45-year-old man has died in hospital, raising the death toll from the attack on the capital to 13 following the Russian missile strike on Kyiv on the night of 23-24 April.
Source: Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote: "A 45-year-old man has just died in hospital from burns sustained during the enemy attack on 24 April."
Details: Tkachenko reported that the man was survived by a minor daughter and a six-year-old adopted grandson. Their home was completely destroyed.
A total of 13 people were killed as a result of the Russian missile strike.
Background:
On the night of 23-24 April, Ukraine came under a large-scale combined Russian attack.
In the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, 12 people were killed and another 87 were injured as a result of the Russian strike.
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