The rescue operation in Kyiv is over: 23 dead in Solomianskyi district

Debris removal in Kyiv after the Russian attack on 17 June 2025. Photo by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine

On the evening of 18 June, the search and rescue operation in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv, which lasted more than 39 hours after a massive Russian missile attack on 17 June, ended.

This was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko.

«The search and rescue operation in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv lasted more than 39 hours. At 19:20 today, the rescuers completed the search operations. We are continuing to dismantle the structures,» said Klymenko.

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According to Klymenko, the bodies of 23 people have been recovered from the rubble at this location alone. In total, the minister said, 28 people died in the capital as a result of the Russian shelling on 17 June, and more than 140 others were injured.

The Interior Minister said that more than 400 rescuers and more than 200 pieces of equipment were involved in the response. Specialised rescue and engineering equipment, drones, and search dogs were also used.

It is also known that the SES rescued 2 people from the rubble, and managed to unblock about 50 more from apartments and entrances.

Groups of psychologists were working at the site, and more than 220 people received emergency psychological help.

«We used all our resources to save lives. More than 300 law enforcement officers were also at the site around the clock to ensure law and order. And they will continue to do so as long as there is a need. We continue to receive applications from victims - we have already received almost 500 reports of property damage. All data is being recorded carefully,» the minister stressed.