Russians drop aerial bomb on high-rise building in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast: 13 wounded, person being searched for under rubble – photos
At least 13 civilians have been wounded and one more person is believed to be trapped under rubble following a Russian strike on a residential high-rise building in Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast on the evening of 7 May.
Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office on Telegram; State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Telegram
Quote: "On 7 May at 22:50, Russian troops attacked Kostiantynivka using a FAB-250 aerial bomb. The weapon targeted an apartment building. Three men aged 46, 47 and 74 and a 47-year-old woman were wounded in the airstrike. They were diagnosed with blast injuries, shrapnel wounds, concussion and hypothermia. Eight more civilians aged 41 to 75 suffered minor injuries."
Details: It is reported that the people were rescued by the emergency services. All of them received medical treatment.
"Another woman is believed to be trapped under the rubble," the prosecutor's office added.
Three apartment buildings and a shop were damaged in the city.
Update: Later, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that the number of injured in Kostiantynivka had risen to 13.
"Rescue workers saved two people by freeing them from the rubble between the first and second floors after removing over one tonne of debris. Search and rescue operations are ongoing – another person may still be trapped under the rubble," the statement said.
Ten residents were also evacuated from blocked flats on the 1st, 2nd, 3d, 6th and 7th floors.
In one of the building’s entrances, structural elements from the 8th down to the ground floor were destroyed.
A fire broke out as a result of the Russian strike, but it has already been extinguished.
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