At least six people have been killed and more than 30 are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, leading to the building collapsing, Reuters reports the region’s governor, Pavlo Kyrylenko, as saying on Sunday.
Governor Kyrylenko said the strike on the apartment building took place on Saturday evening in the town of Chasiv Yar. He said six people had been confirmed killed and five wounded. According to information from residents, at least 34 people are likely trapped in the ruins, he said on the Telegram messaging channel.
Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukraine’s president, said in a Telegram post that the strike was “another terrorist attack,” and that Russia should be designated as a “state sponsor of terrorism” as a result.
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