The number of those killed when hit by a bus in Lisichansk in the so -called “Lugansk People’s Republic” grew to two. This was reported by the so -called head of the Ministry of Health of the region Natalia Pashchenko.
“Another victim as a result of shelling of a passenger bus died in a hospital,” Pashchenko said in the Telegram channel.
“The man had a penetrating wound of the heart. Unfortunately, the doctors could not save him. The wound was not compatible with life,” she said.
Previously, the so -called head of the region Leonid Pasechnik announced a strike on a bus in Lisichansk.
The beekeeper claims that the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Lisichansk, using the ammunition of a cassette type.
“A bus with people fell under the blow of the enemy. One person died. 28 civilians suffered: 12 people are in serious condition, six more – in extremely difficult,” he wrote in the Telegram channel.
Later Pashchenko said that the number of victims increased to 31, 18 of which are in serious and in extremely serious condition, including one child.