Deadly Russian airstrike on a building in Eastern Ukraine

At least eight people were killed on Monday by the firing of two Russian missiles on a building in Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine, an area where the Russian army claims to be gaining ground in recent days. Follow the latest developments in the war in Ukraine hour by hour.

At least eight people were killed on Monday by the firing of two Russian missiles on a building in Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine, an area where the Russian army claims to be gaining ground in recent days.

AFP journalists present in Pokrovsk witnessed rescue workers active around the heavily damaged five-story building, evacuating the injured amidst rubble and helping residents trapped in their homes using a large ladder.

This strike has “killed five civilians and injured fourteen”, said Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the military administration in Donetsk, on Telegram. “In addition, we have information about two state emergency services employees killed and one soldier. Nine police officers, a local government employee, and one soldier were injured,” he added.

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A Russian strike on a residential building killed several people and injured more than thirty in the city of Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine.

Ukrainian troops are creating the conditions for a counter-offensive, according to Kiev.

At the same time, Russia declared that its troops had advanced three kilometers on the Kupyansk front.

Reuters