The Ukrainian Minister of Health reported this Saturday 198 dead civiliansincluding three children, and a thousand wounded since the start of the Russian invasion on Thursday.
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“Unfortunately, according to operational data, 198 people died at the hands of the invaders, including three children, and 1,115 were injured, of which 33 are children.“Minister Viktor Liashko said on Facebook.
The balance of the night of attacks on Saturday
At least 35 people were injured in the early hours of this Saturday in Kiev, including two children, according to the balance of the entire city made by its mayor, Vitali Klistchko, who also reported that a Russian missile hit an apartment building in the west of the city.
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Likewise, Vitali Klistchko, He denied this Saturday through a statement from his municipal cabinet the presence of regular Russian troops in the city after a night of intense fighting and attempts by the Russian Army to control the Ukrainian capital.
“The Army, the Police and the National Guard, the Territorial Defense Units and the volunteer corps defend the city,” he assured, after pointing out that barricades are being installed on several city streets, which could hinder the movement of transport. .
However, he stressed that the city’s key services are operating normally and assured that public transport, including the subway, which also serves as an anti-aircraft shelter, allows essential workers to be transported to their jobs.
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“There will be more hard days and nights, but we will survive“, he added, noting that “justice is on our side.”
The former Ukrainian boxer, who the day before published photos in which he wore a military uniform in an appeal to resist the enemy advance, assured that the Russian Army tried to enter the city from the northwest, where it controls the Hostomel airfield, but its forces ” They were neutralized.”
“However, there are still sabotage groups in Kiev,” he warned, calling on the population to remain calm and stay in shelters.
AFP and EFE
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