Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 19 civilians
- April 28, 2023
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A total of nineteen civilian deaths were found at the site of two Russian cruise missile attacks that hit residential areas in the cities of Uman and Dnipro
A total of nineteen civilian deaths were found at the site of two Russian cruise missile attacks that hit residential areas in the cities of Uman and Dnipro in central and eastern Ukraine this morning.
According to the Ukrainian military, Russian aircraft, flying over the Caspian Sea, fired more than twenty missiles at various regions of Ukraine.
This is the largest Russian attack in recent months on Ukrainian cities that are not located on or near the front line. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was also hit by multiple rockets, with no casualties so far.
According to the military department of the Cherkasy region, on the territory of which Uman is located, a rocket hit a nine-story building, partially destroying it, ten apartment buildings were damaged.
“Rescuers pulled two more dead from under the rubble: so far we have 17 Uman civilians killed by the Russians. The rescue operation continues,” Governor of Cherkasy Igor Taburets wrote on his Telegram account, announcing a three-day official mourning.
Earlier, Taburets said that two ten-year-old children were among those killed in the attack, while, according to the authorities of the region, more than a dozen of the wounded are being treated for their injuries.
In Dnipro, Mayor Boris Filatov announced the death of a woman and her three-year-old son as a result of Russian shelling.
“They killed a young woman and a three-year-old boy,” he wrote on his Facebook account. More detailed information about the attack was provided by the Dnipro military administration.
“A private house was destroyed in Dnipro,” the military authority writes on its official Instagram channel. According to the source, the victims were a 31-year-old woman and a 2-year-old child, three were injured.
ZELENSKY CALLS TO RESPOND TO THE RESULTS OF PEACEFUL PEOPLE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today called for more military aid and tougher sanctions against Russia to prevent more attacks like today’s.
“Only together can we defeat Russian terrorism, with weapons for Ukraine, tougher sanctions against the terrorist state and fair sentences for murderers,” Zelenskiy said in a message posted on social media during the release of the official death toll. .
The President of Ukraine explained that the bodies of two children found in Uman have not yet been identified, and their parents are missing.
“Rescue teams will continue their work until they are sure that no one is left under the rubble,” Zelensky said, hinting that the number of victims could rise.
In previous messages, the Ukrainian leader asked the international community to “react fairly” to this Russian attack. “Every such attack, every atrocity against our country and our people brings the terrorist state closer to defeat and punishment, and not vice versa, as they think,” Zelensky said.
“We will not forget a single crime, we will not allow a single occupier to escape responsibility,” added the head of the Ukrainian state, whose message was accompanied by photographs of several buildings burned down and partially destroyed this morning as a result of a Russian attack.
For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday confirmed that the strikes were directed against military installations.
“Tonight, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a volley of long-range missiles with high-precision weapons at the points of temporary deployment of reserve units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the Ministry of Defense said in a daily morning part, noting that all goals were “achieved.” . EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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