In Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, four people were injured as a result of Russian air strikes on residential areas. While clearing the rubble, rescuers found fragments of human bodies.
This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
According to the Kramatorsk City Council, during the night Russian forces carried out three air strikes on the city’s high-rise buildings, using FAB-250 and FAB-500 aerial bombs.
As a result of the attacks, six apartment blocks and two commercial properties were damaged. In one of the buildings, an entrance section from the first to the ninth floors was completely destroyed.
During the emergency rescue operation, responders recovered fragments of human bodies and handed them over to National Police officers for identification. According to preliminary information, people may still be trapped under the rubble.
In total, rescuers together with municipal services cleared 300 tonnes of building structures. The work will continue, taking into account the security situation and threats to personnel.
In addition, Russian strikes caused fires in a shop and in the private housing sector. Four private houses and garages were burning. Firefighters extinguished all outbreaks of fire across a total area of 540 square metres.