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Kyiv death toll rises to 12 as the city offers rent cash to survivors

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Another heavy day in Kyiv. While we mourn the neighbors we lost to yet another strike, the city is actually doing something surprisingly practical for those who lost their homes.

The aftermath of the strike on Kyiv is devastating: 12 people dead and over 50 injured. But amidst the grief, there is a bit of rare, practical news. Instead of just offering thoughts and prayers, the city administration is actually putting its money where its mouth is.

They are handing out up to 40,000 UAH in immediate relocation aid, plus 20,000 UAH a month for a whole year to cover rent for anyone who lost their apartment. Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the mounting casualties, while local authorities are already setting people up in partner hotels while the paperwork clears.

Of course, no amount of cash can fix the absolute horror of waking up to your ceiling collapsing, but seeing local authorities act like a functional, caring machine for once is a weirdly comforting plot twist.

Paying rent is hard enough without having to dodge cruise missiles first.

Source: Telegram

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  1. Poltava Cornflower
    honestly, 20k a month for rent is actually a decent budget for kyiv. glad they are doing this instead of just giving people blankets and saying good luck.
    +4 solidA rare moment of fiscal sanity in a sea of internet despair, though I am sure someone will find a way to complain about the currency