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UNIAN, photo OGP21 August has been declared a Day of Mourning in Kyiv in memory of the victims of Russia’s massive attack on the Ukrainian capital. This was reported by the city mayor, Vitali Klitschko.
According to him, flags will be lowered on all municipal buildings in the city that day. It was also recommended that state flags be lowered on buildings of state and private ownership in the capital. In addition, 21 August any entertainment events in Kyiv will be prohibited.
Meanwhile, the Office of the Prosecutor General reports that due to the enemy attack, 12 people were killed in Kyiv. One more person was killed in Kyiv region. The total number of injured has risen to 40, including two police officers.
In Kyiv, the consequences of the attack were recorded in the Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts. In particular, at least 17 apartment buildings were damaged. One of the nine-story buildings suffered significant destruction of its upper floors. A school, a kindergarten, a children’s hospital, a dormitory, warehouse facilities, shops, garages and a gas station were also damaged by the strike.
"Under the procedural supervision of prosecutors, pre-trial investigations have been launched into the commission of war crimes — under part 1, part 2 of article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. In Kyiv, investigations are being conducted by investigators of the Main Directorate of the SBU in Kyiv and Kyiv region. Prosecutors, together with investigators, rescuers and other services, are working at the impact sites, recording the effects of the attack, the damage and collecting evidence of war crimes. The final number of dead, injured and the scale of the destruction are being clarified," the Office of the Prosecutor General added.
In the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, eight people were killed as a result of the Russian attack, reported the head of the district administration, Serhii Movenko. According to him, the enemy strike damaged residential buildings, educational institutions, medical facilities and business objects in the district. Significant damage to vehicles was also recorded.
Russian shelling: other important news
Recall that during the day, on 19 August Russian occupiers struck the police building in Zhytomyr. Two police officers were killed and about two dozen more were wounded in the enemy attacks.
On the same day the enemy attacked a minibus in Kherson that was carrying passengers. Four people were killed and five others, including the bus driver, were wounded.
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