Some 71 people wounded in Kyiv region, attack on Vasylkiv repulsed – head of regional state administration

12:26, 26.02.2022 1 min read

As of 09:00, the number of wounded in hospitals in Kyiv region is 71, the situation in the region is completely under control, Head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Oleksiy Kuleba has said.

"As of 9:00, the number of wounded in hospitals in Kyiv region is 71 people. Among them are military and civilians. In general, the situation in Kyiv region is completely under control today," he wrote on Facebook.

Kuleba said that it is tense in Kyiv region now, fierce battles continued all night.

"But we have everything completely under control. The Ukrainian military repulsed the attack on the city of Vasylkiv. The difficult directions of Irpin and Vyshgorod remain. There is also a tense situation in the city of Brovary," he said.

Also, the head of the Regional State Administration said that the buildup of troops on the border with Ukraine in Kyiv region is seen. The humanitarian situation, he said, is stable.