Kyiv | At least six people have been killed and more than 30 are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, leading to the building collapsing, the region’s governor said.
Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram that the strike took place on Saturday evening (Sunday AEST) in the town of Chasiv Yar. He said six people had been confirmed killed and five wounded.
A firefighter walks with a resident through smoke coming from a house on fire, after cluster rockets hit a residential area, in Konstantinovka, eastern Ukraine. AP
According to information from residents, at least 34 people are likely to have been trapped in the ruins, he added.
Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukraine’s president, said in a Telegram post that the strike was “another terrorist attack”, and that Russia should be designated as a “state sponsor of terrorism” as a result.