More than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians killed during Russian invasion – Ukrainian emergency service

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Published: Mar 2, 2022, 13:09 GMT+00:00

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - The Russian invasion of Ukraine has killed more than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians and destroyed hundreds of structures including transport facilities, hospitals, kindergartens and homes, Ukraine's emergency service said on Wednesday.

A man walks through yesterday's blast site targeted the TV tower in Kyiv

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has killed more than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians and destroyed hundreds of structures including transport facilities, hospitals, kindergartens and homes, Ukraine’s emergency service said on Wednesday.

“Children, women and defence forces are losing their lives every hour,” it said in a statement.

(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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