“The number of victims of the Russian missile attack on Balaklia has increased to three, 13 more people were injured, including four children, the State Emergency Service reports”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the State Emergency Service, three people died, another 13 were injured, including four children.
Earlier, it was known about one dead person and eight injured people.
The service notes that the missiles were hit in a densely built-up area of a residential quarter. As a result of the attack, a private residential building, balconies of high-rise apartments and cars were on fire, 9- and 5-story residential buildings, a kindergarten and cars were damaged. All fires were quickly extinguished by rescuers.
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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.