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28 killed in shelling on Russian-occupied town in Ukraine

Published : 05 Feb 2024, 00:39

  DF News Desk
A video screenshot released by Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations shows a building damaged in shelling in the city of Lysychansk in the Lugansk region, Feb. 3, 2024. Photo: Xinhua.

At least 28 people were killed in an attack on a building in the town of Lysychansk in the Russian-occupied region of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, international media reported on Sunday.

A bakery in the city of Lysychansk in the Lugansk region was reportedly shelled Saturday by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported Xinhua, quoting the Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations.

As a result, the two-story bakery building collapsed.

"Employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations have rescued 10 people. Unfortunately, 28 people, including one child, died," said the Russian ministry in a Telegram post.

According to the ministry, the search-and-rescue operation at the collapsed bakery was still underway.