At least 11 people, including five children, were killed and eight wounded in a Russian strike on the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, Donetsk region governor Vadim Filashkin said.
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“The Russians attacked the area with S-300 missiles, as a result of which 11 people died and another eight were injured. The main attack was on Pokrovsk and Rivne in Mirnograd municipality,” the regional governor wrote on his Telegram channel.
He posted photos showing rescuers searching for survivors in the rubble. According to him, the strike damaged six houses.
The town of Pokrovsk, which before the war had a population of 60,000, has already been the target of a particularly deadly attack in August last year, in which nine people were killed and eighty-two injured. The city is located about 50 kilometers from the front line.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky added that a rescue operation is currently underway in Pokrovsk of the Donetsk region and in the Pokrovsky district after the Russian strike with S-300 missiles.
“The necessary rescue forces, equipment of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine have been brought in. The debris is being sorted. At the moment, more than ten dead are known, among whom there are children, unfortunately… My condolences to all lost relatives and loved ones .The blow of the Russians was simply on ordinary residential buildings, on private houses.
Photo: Telegram/National Police of Ukraine
All the injured were given the necessary assistance. And Russia must always feel that none of these strikes will go without consequences for the terrorist state. We must ensure it – with our forces, with our own defense and political capabilities”, the head of state was also categorical.
2024-01-06 17:43:02
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