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Rescuers search for survivors of a block of flats in Kyiv during the visit of the UN chief in Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine – Rescuers inspected the wreckage of a 21-storey apartment building that was hit by a Russian missile here as the UN chief visited the Ukrainian capital as Ukrainian forces stepped up efforts to prevent Russian troops from advancing from eastern positions. part of the country.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a body was found in the rubble around the building late Thursday. She was later identified as Vira Hiric, a Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty journalist who lived in the building, the information service said.