Frankfurt (Germany), 17 Oct. (LaPresse) – At least two people have been killed and 30 injured in two Russian air strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Kherson and Sloviansk. This has been reported by local authorities, as cited by Ukrainian media. In Kherson, Russian forces dropped eight guided aerial bombs on residential buildings and public infrastructure in the Korabelnyi district, killing one person and injuring 20, including two children aged one month and 11 years. According to the head of the city’s military administration, Yaroslav Shanko, the bombing began at around 4 am, with two attacks taking place within the space of an hour. The second raid occurred whilst rescue workers were attending to the victims of the first. An ambulance driver was killed in the attack, whilst a paramedic was injured. In Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region, a Russian bombardment using FAB-250 bombs struck a residential neighbourhood at around 3.40 am, killing one person and injuring 10, four of whom were hospitalised. This was reported by the head of the city’s military administration, Vadym Liakh. According to the regional prosecutor’s office, nine blocks of flats were damaged or partially destroyed. The victim’s body was recovered from the rubble, whilst search and rescue operations are continuing. The authorities are still assessing the full extent of the damage caused by the attack.
Ukraine: Russian air strikes on Kherson and Sloviansk leave 2 dead and at least 30 injured
Frankfurt (Germany), 17 Oct. (LaPresse) – At least two people have been killed and 30 injured in two Russian air strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Kherson and Sloviansk. This has been reported by local authorities, as cited by Ukrainian media. In Kherson, Russian forces dropped eight guided aerial bombs on residential buildings and public infrastructure in the Korabelnyi district, killing one person and injuring 20, including two children aged one month and 11 years. According to the head of the city’s military administration, Yaroslav Shanko, the bombing began at around 4 am, with two attacks taking place within the space of an hour. The second raid occurred whilst rescue workers were attending to the victims of the first. An ambulance driver was killed in the attack, whilst a paramedic was injured. In Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region, a Russian bombardment using FAB-250 bombs struck a residential neighbourhood at around 3.40 am, killing one person and injuring 10, four of whom were hospitalised. This was reported by the head of the city’s military administration, Vadym Liakh. According to the regional prosecutor’s office, nine blocks of flats were damaged or partially destroyed. The victim’s body was recovered from the rubble, whilst search and rescue operations are continuing. The authorities are still assessing the full extent of the damage caused by the attack.