“Search and rescue operations continue in Ternopil after the strike by the Russian Federation”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“More than 230 rescuers from nine regions of Ukraine are involved in the work. In some areas, it is possible to work only by hand due to strong destruction and fragmented structures. This complicates the search,” he wrote in a telegram.
Residential buildings have been hit in Ternopil. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, two residential 9-story buildings were damaged in the city: in one – a fire, in the other – destruction from the 3rd to the 9th floor. As of the morning of November 20, 26 people are known to have died, including three children. Another 93 people were injured, including 18 children. 46 people were saved.
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.