The civilian deaths and destruction wrought by Russia’s ‘high-precision’ missile strikes Among the ‘targets’ claimed to have been ‘reached’ are a Kyiv office building, a cycling bridge, playgrounds, and apartment blocks
On the morning of October 10, Kyiv and 14 other Ukrainian regions were subjected to massive shelling. According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia fired more than 80 missiles into Ukrainian cities. Half of those missiles were shot down by air defense systems. The Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the shelling was in response to the Crimean Bridge explosion on October 8. Russia attributed the explosion to the work of Ukraine’s security service, accusing Kyiv of terrorism. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, today’s strikes targeted military, communications, and energy facilities in Ukraine. Meduza has compiled a list of known civilian casualties, numbers of people injured, and the actual districts, objects, and structures that have been damaged or destroyed by the shelling. Based on open sources, media reports, statements issued by authorities, and photo-evidence, our list details the “targets” Russia claims to have “reached” by what it calls a “high-precision” missile attack.
Kyiv
Five people dead. Of the 50 injured, 42 have been hospitalized, reported the Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The following civilian objects have been damaged:
- structures in the Shevchenkivskyi and Solomyanskyi urban districts;
- critical infrastructure, including the water supply network in the city center;
- the warehouse of Lamel, a cosmetics company (as reported by Baza);
- the 101 Tower office building, housing the German Consulate’s visa department, among other organizations;
- the pedestrian and cycling bridge (sometimes called “Klitschko Bridge”) connecting the Volodymyrska Hill Park with the People’s Friedship Arch;
- the area surrounding the central train station; windows have been shattered in the station building;
- the intersection of Taras Shevchenko Boulevard and Volodymyrska Street; several cars have burned down; windows are shattered in nearby apartment buildings;
- the Taras Shevchenko Park, where a shell fell near a children’s playground.
Kyiv Region
Nine people injured; others may still remain under the rubble.
What has been damaged:
- critical infrastructure in three different districts, including a thermal power plant;
- private homes in Obukhiv and Vyshhorodska areas;
- civilian infrastructure in Brovarskyi district.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
No less than four people dead; another 19 have been injured.
The damage includes:
- critical infrastructure, housing developments, shelters at public transportation stops, cars;
- in Dnipro, a shell exploded on a paved road, damaging a bus.
Poltava Region
Damage to energy infrastructure near Kremenchuk.
Ivano-Frankivsk Region
Damage to critical infrastructure, including the area surrounding the Burshtyn thermal power plant.
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Lviv Region
Damage to critical infrastructure, including objects inside Lviv; the work of thermal power plants has been stopped.
Sumy Region
Civilian injuries are reported, but their number is still uncertain.
Damage to a critical infrastructure object in Konotop.
Khmelnytskyi Region
Damage to a critical infrastructure object in Khmelnytskyi; windows have been shattered in nearby apartment buildings.
Kharkiv Region
Damage to energy and other critical infrastructure in Kharkiv and the surrounding region.
Zhytomyr Region
Critical infrastructure objects are reportedly damaged.
Translated by Anna Razumnaya