“The death toll from the Russian missile strike in Ternopil has risen to 26: police and other emergency services will work around the clock at the sites of the hits.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko, the National Police in social networks
Details: As of 20:30, 26 people are known to have died, including three children. 93 people were injured, including 18 children (they are in the hospital).
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Emergency and rescue work is being carried out continuously at the objects that were destroyed during the morning attack of the enemy. During the night, the work will not stop: all units will continue to dismantle the debris and provide assistance to the victims.
“There is a lot of work ahead. The main thing is to find everyone who may be under the rubble. As of the evening, there are reports of 26 missing people in the destroyed building. Three are children. We are looking,” the minister said.
The police will monitor the protection of public order and the prevention of looting. Law enforcement officials appeal to residents of the regional center: trust only official information. To obtain reliable information, you need to contact the special line 102 or directly to the police officers who work at the scene of the events.
Prehistory:
- On the night of November 19, Russia struck an industrial facility and two residential buildings located on the territory of the “Sonyachny” massif. As a result of the shelling, significant destruction and casualties among the civilians of the city were recorded.
- The Air Force confirmed that apartment buildings in the city of Ternopil were hit by Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles fired from strategic aircraft: 6 Tu-95MS (airport based “Olenya”), 4 Tu-160MS (airports based “Engels” and “Ukrainka”). The regions of the launches are the Vologda and Astrakhan regions of the Russian Federation.
- As of 4:00 p.m., fragments of one of the cruise missiles that hit the nine-story building on November 19 were found and identified. This is the Kh-101 missile, manufactured in the fourth quarter of 2025.