28 lives lost in Kyiv in ‘one single destructive moment'

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28 lives lost in Kyiv in 'one single destructive moment'
The death toll from Russia's heavy bombardment of Ukraine's capital this week marks the deadliest single attack on Kyiv in a year, Ukrainian officials said. The vast majority were killed in a single strike on an apartment block. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from Kyiv, where rescue workers have now recovered the bodies of at least 28 people from the destroyed apartment block, according to the State Emergency Service (SES). At least 159 people were also wounded in the blast.
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28 lives lost in Kyiv in 'one single destructive moment'
The death toll from Russia's heavy bombardment of Ukraine's capital this week marks the deadliest single attack on Kyiv in a year, Ukrainian officials said. The vast majority were killed in a single strike on an apartment block. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from Kyiv, where rescue workers have now recovered the bodies of at least 28 people from the destroyed apartment block, according to the State Emergency Service (SES). At least 159 people were also wounded in the blast.
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