In Sloviansk, Donetsk region, three people were killed and two others injured as a result of a Russian air strike. Russian forces dropped four aerial bombs on the city’s private residential area.
This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
"Sloviansk: three people were killed and two others injured as a result of a Russian air strike. Yesterday, Russian forces dropped four aerial bombs on the city’s private residential area," the statement said.
As a result of the strike, 22 residential houses were damaged. Rescuers recovered the body of one of the victims from under the rubble.
Fires also broke out at three locations. Rescuers contained the blazes, but were forced to suspend further firefighting due to the security situation.
- On 16 October, six people were killed in Sloviansk, and 15 were injured. Over the course of the day, the enemy struck Sloviansk with various types of weapons.