The number of those who died during the shelling of the city of Lugansk in eastern Ukraine increased to 4 people, 43 more residents of the region suffered. This is stated in the message of the so-called authorities of the region located in the Telegram channel.
“According to the latest information, 43 people were injured in Lugansk, of which four children were injured. From under the rubble of the collapsed entrance in a five -story building on the village of Vatutin, the bodies of 4 dead civilians of the capital of the republic were extracted,” the statement said in a statement .
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the residential quarters of the city of Lugansk “purposefully” were struck by five attacks by the Atasms production of the United States.
The department noted that the attack using the weapons set by the West took place about 11 Moscow time
“Four American missiles were shot down by Russian air defense systems. One missile hit two apartment buildings. As a result, according to preliminary data, more than 20 civilians were injured, including children,” the message said.
Meanwhile, the so -called “chapter” of the region Leonid Pasechnik said that as a result of the shelling of Lugansk, thirty -three high -rise buildings, two schools, three kindergartens and college were damaged.