Russian strikes have damaged 4,000 apartment buildings in Kyiv since the start of the full-scale war, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The city has 12,000 such buildings in total, he said.
Each Russian attack costs the capital’s budget roughly half a billion hryvnias ($11.2 million). “The intensity of attacks is growing, and the city has come under fire from cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones almost twice a week,” Klitschko said.
Kyiv continues to set up mobile shelters and search for funding to prepare for the cold season. Klitschko said only purpose-built bomb shelters can truly protect against missile strikes, and while the city is building more of them, it doesn’t have enough.
Kyiv once again became the primary target of a massive Russian strike on the night of August 20. Russian troops launched missiles and drones at the city. As a result of the shelling, according to the latest data, 15 people were killed and dozens injured. Residential buildings, warehouses, and critical infrastructure facilities were damaged. August 21 was declared a day of mourning in the city.
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