12 Dead, 34 Injured in Kyiv Following Russian Attack: August 21 Declared a Day of Mourning

In Kyiv, the death toll from the Russian attack has risen to 12, according to the State Emergency Service's report on August 20. Thirty-four people were injured in the city. Rescuers are still working at the sites of the strikes in Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Darnytskyi districts. Mayor Vitali Klitschko says seven of the 12 victims were killed in the Solomianskyi district.

August 21 has been declared a Day of Mourning in Kyiv to honor the victims of the enemy's attack. The aftermath of the strike affected over a dozen locations across three districts. Residential buildings, a children's hospital, and a school were damaged, and fires broke out at storage facilities. In Sviatoshynskyi, an industrial facility with warehouses caught fire.

Solomianskyi district saw apartment buildings, a medical facility, and garages damaged, leaving people trapped in two buildings and a school shelter. Darnytskyi district had non-residential facilities with storage premises and vehicles ablaze. Power was temporarily cut in parts of Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts. The Kyiv Regional Military Administration reported one fatality in Brovary district. Ukrzaliznytsia altered suburban train routes following the overnight attack on Kyiv and the region.