November 20, 2025
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Emergency services: search and rescue operations are ongoing in Ternopil at the site of the Russian attack

In Ternopil, search and rescue operations are underway at the site of the Russian strike, the State Emergency Service reports in a telegram. According to the State Emergency Service, a total of more than 230 rescuers and 50 pieces of equipment were involved in the rescue operation – more than 700 square meters of debris were dismantled, and 230 cubic meters of destroyed structures were removed. “The search for people whose whereabouts are still unknown continues. The work is complicated by the high fragmentation of structures, large-scale destruction and the need to work exclusively by hand in a number of areas,” the message reads. As of the morning of November 20, the information on the dead and injured has not changed – 26 people died, including three children. 93 people were injured, including 18 children. 46 people were saved.”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org

In Ternopil, search and rescue operations are underway at the site of the Russian strike, the State Emergency Service reports in a telegram.

According to the State Emergency Service, a total of more than 230 rescuers and 50 pieces of equipment were involved in the rescue operation – more than 700 square meters of debris were dismantled, and 230 cubic meters of destroyed structures were removed.

“The search for people whose whereabouts are still unknown continues. The work is complicated by the high fragmentation of structures, large-scale destruction and the need to work exclusively by hand in a number of areas,” the message reads.

As of the morning of November 20, the information on the dead and injured has not changed – 26 people died, including three children. 93 people were injured, including 18 children. 46 people were saved.

Residential buildings have been hit in Ternopil. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, two 9-story residential buildings were damaged in the city: in one – a fire, in the other – destruction from the 3rd to the 9th floor

According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the night of November 19, the forces of the Russian Federation launched a combined attack on the objects of critical infrastructure of Ukraine using 476 attack UAVs and 48 air and ground-based missiles. The main direction of the Russian attack is Lviv region, Ternopil region, Kharkiv region.

The Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles.

The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.

The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes of the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful in nature.

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