Kovtunov on Kyiv strike Rescue and repair criticism

Oct 2

In his October 2 on-site announcement, Darnytsia district head Oleksandr Kovtunov says a drone hit the 25-storey residential building behind him that morning. He says no detonations occurred and initially reports one injured person, returning at the end to specify burns and one injured so far. He says emergency equipment and an aerial lift could not enter because parked cars blocked the access routes, blaming the developers' layout rather than the residents. He then criticizes Kyiv City Council, saying its previous day's session allocated exactly zero hryvnias to the districts for restoring buildings like these. He says more than 250 such buildings have been affected in his district over the past six months and residents are left facing winter and cold. The district has found what it can in its own budget, he says, but that is insufficient to prepare and seal the buildings for winter. These are his initial casualty assessment and attributed funding and responsibility claims; the recording provides neither a final toll nor a council budget document.

On October 2, Darnytsia district head Oleksandr Kovtunov publicly criticizes Kyiv City Council's repair funding. He says the council's October 1 session allocated exactly zero hryvnias to the districts for restoring residential buildings like the damaged high-rise at which he is speaking. He says more than 250 such buildings have been affected in Darnytsia over the past six months and residents are left to face winter and cold. He adds that the district has found everything it can in its own budget, but that this is insufficient to prepare and seal the buildings for winter. The allocation and damage figures are his claims; the recording includes no council budget document or response.