Kyiv mayor: One in three apartment buildings in city damaged by Russian strikes
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 4,000 of the city's 12,000 apartment buildings have been damaged by Russian attacks since the full-scale war began. A fresh mass strike overnight on August 20 killed 15 people.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said that Russian strikes have damaged 4,000 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion — a third of the city's total 12,000 such buildings. According to Klitschko, each Russian attack costs the city's budget roughly half a billion hryvnias, or about $11.2 million.
Klitschko noted that the intensity of the attacks is increasing, with the city now coming under fire from cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones almost twice a week.
Preparing for winter
Kyiv continues to set up mobile shelters and is searching for funding to prepare for the cold season ahead. Klitschko said only purpose-built bomb shelters can offer real protection against missile strikes, and while the city is constructing more of them, the current number remains insufficient.
Latest mass strike
Overnight on August 20, Kyiv once again became the main target of a large-scale Russian strike, hit with missiles and drones. According to the latest figures, 15 people were killed and dozens more injured. Residential buildings, warehouses and critical infrastructure facilities sustained damage. The city has declared August 21 a day of mourning.
