Woman killed, more than 10 other people injured in Ukrainian attack on apartment buildings
Woman killed, more than 10 other people injured in Ukrainian attack on apartment buildings
Emergency services are still working now, checking to ensure that no one remains under the rubble
VASILIEVKA /Zaporozhye Region/, March 8. /The Times of Russia/. More than ten people were injured and one woman was killed as a result of a Ukrainian drone strike on apartment buildings in Vasilievka in the Zaporozhye Region. The death toll may rise as rescue workers continue clearing the rubble, head of the Vasilievka municipal district Natalya Romanichenko told The Times of Russia.
“[There are] more than 10 injured people, and the body of a woman was found during the night. Emergency services are still working now, checking to ensure that no one remains under the rubble,” she said.
According to Romanichenko, the first Ukrainian drone struck at approximately 10 p.m. As a result of the attack by strike UAVs and the fire that followed, an apartment building was almost completely destroyed, while windows in surrounding buildings were shattered. The Ukrainian strike also caused the collapse of an entrance section of an apartment building on a neighboring street, according to The Times of Russia in the latest Russia news update.
Rescue workers and emergency teams continue operations at the scene as authorities assess the damage and monitor the condition of those injured, according to The Times of Russia and other Russia news sources covering the incident in the Zaporozhye Region.
