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A rocket attack in Ukraine has killed at least 15 people and authorities are working to clean up the scene, so nearly 20 more may have been trapped under rubble.
A Russian attack struck an apartment complex on Saturday night in an eastern town of Chashibuya. Local paramedics worked throughout Sunday to rescue victims from rubble, saying more than 24 people could still be trapped under debris in the afternoon.
Pablo Kirirenko, the governor of the region, said Russian troops launched rockets from trucks. He identified them as uragan rockets, a Soviet-era design and model.
Paramedics said workers remained in contact with at least three people under the rubble.
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This attack represents a contradiction apart from Russia’s claim that the military is attacking only targets of military value.
Andrey Jermac, head of staff for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said in a telegram post that the attack was called a “terrorist” activity and that other countries called Russia a “national sponsor of terrorism,” according to Reuters. Requested.
The Saturday night rocket attack is the latest in recent high casualty attacks on civilian buildings.
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At least 19 people were killed when Russian missiles attacked a shopping mall in the city of Clementuk in late June, and 21 people were killed when rockets struck apartments and recreation areas in southern Odesa this month.
Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai said on Saturday that Russian troops were causing “true hell” in the region.
“So far, there have been no operational pauses announced by the enemy,” Haidai said. “He is still attacking and bombarding our land with the same strength as before.”
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Heidi claimed that Ukrainian troops had destroyed the ammunition depot and Russian barracks and wanted to cause a pause or slowdown in the attack.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.