Last week, Russia captured the city of Lysichansk, the last major stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance in Luhansky
Last week, Russia captured the city of Lysichansk, the last major stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance in Luhansky
Rescuers on Sunday recovered 15 bodies after a Russian missile attack on a residential building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar, officials said.
“During the rescue operation, 15 bodies were found at the scene and five people were pulled out of the rubble,” the local branch of Ukraine’s emergency service said on Facebook. rubble
Donetsk region governor Pavlo Kirilenko said about three dozen people could be trapped under the rubble. He said on the Telegram messaging app that rescue workers had contacted two people buried under the rubble.
Mr Kirilenko said about 12,000 cities were affected by the Uragan rockets, which are fired from truck-borne systems. Chasiv Yar is about 20 kilometers (12 mi) southeast of Kramatorsk, a city expected to be a major target of Russian forces as they grind west.
The Donetsk region is one of two provinces, along with Luhansk, that make up the Donbass region, where separatist rebels have fought Ukrainian forces since 2014. Last week, Russia captured the city of Lysichansk, the last major stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance in Luhansk.
Luhansk Governor Serhi Haidai said on Saturday that Russian forces were raising “real hell” in the Donbass, despite assessments they were taking an operational pause.
After the capture of Lysychansk, some analysts predicted that it would take some time for Moscow’s troops to regroup and regroup.
But “no operational pause has been declared by the enemy so far. He is still attacking and shelling our land as before,” said Mr. Haidai. He later added that Luhansk’s Russian bombing was suspended as Ukrainian forces destroyed ammunition depots and barracks used by the Russians.