Main points
- The Kyiv City State Administration and police denied information about the death of a woman from hypothermia in Kyiv, noting that the cause of death was chronic ischemic heart disease.
- Local authorities urged social media and media users to use verified official sources and avoid spreading manipulative messages.
The Kyiv City State Administration responded to information about the death of a woman in her apartment / Collage of Channel 24 (photo by the National Police)
A woman has been spreading rumors online about her allegedly freezing to death in her apartment. City officials have denied the reports.
The Kyiv City State Administration responded to rumors about the death of a woman in her own apartment due to hypothermia.
What was written about the death of a woman in her own apartment in Kyiv?
The Russian-language online publication “Novaya Gazeta. Evropa” reported the death of a woman due to hypothermia in an apartment in the capital's Podil district. The Kyiv City State Administration, as well as the Kyiv police, denied the information.
Law enforcement officers explained that the incident occurred about two weeks ago. At that time, law enforcement officers received a report from a local resident that his upstairs neighbor was flooding him. During the emergency opening of the door, police officers discovered an 88-year-old woman with no signs of life. The apartment was dry, with the exception of the area in the kitchen due to a violation of the hermetic pipe outlet system.
The woman's body was sent for a forensic medical examination, which established that the death of the Kyiv woman occurred as a result of chronic ischemic heart disease,
– the police emphasized.
In turn, the Kyiv City State Administration called on media representatives and social media users to use verified official sources and refrain from spreading emotional, manipulative, and unreliable messages.
What is happening in Kyiv now?
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Recall that due to constant shelling by Russians, there are problems with heat, water supply, and electricity in the capital. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated about extremely difficult circumstances in Kyiv, where more than 1,200 houses remain without heating, and called for faster action.
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Also, the mayor of the capital, Vitaliy Klitschko, explained that the most acute situation with interruptions in the supply of heat, water, and electricity is observed in the Troyes region, where about 600 houses remain without basic services.