At least nine people were killed and 21 others were injured when a Russian missile attacked the city of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine on Friday, according to reports.
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Five people have died as a result of the S-300 missiles damaging 10 apartment buildings and other sites, according to a Telegram message by the Ukrainian National Police.
Daria Zarivna, a senior official in President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s administration, claimed that a youngster who had been found alive at the scene of the incident had passed away en route to a hospital.
Seven persons are reportedly suspected to have been trapped under debris, according to Donetsk Region Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
In a different post that was accompanied by video of a destroyed structure, Zelenskiy wrote, “The evil state once more displays its character.
Just slaughtering people in the open. damaging and ruining all life.
According to the authorities, a five-story building’s top two floors collapsed as a result of the collision, and a fire started next to the scene.
Teams of rescuers were searching the damaged region. Sloviansk is one of two eastern cities that Russian forces are vying for; they are currently stranded in the neighborhood of Bakhmut as they advance with their invasion of Ukraine.
