Two firefighters rescue a victim’s body after a Russian missile hit an apartment block in Uman, central Ukraine CARLOS BARRIA | Reuters
The search for victims continues after a Russian missile hit an apartment block in a Ukrainian city. The Russian authorities declared a fire in Sevastopol due to the impact of Ukrainian drones on two fuel tanks
From 23 confirmed deaths so far after the impact of a Russian missile on an apartment block in Uman (central Ukraine), five are children, the MUP reported this Saturday. An eyewitness report found that five minors were killed: two boys (one and a half and 16 years old) and three girls (eight, 11 and 14 years old),” the Ministry’s statement reads. your Facebook account, information collected by Efe.
“The woman is still missing. The search continues,” added the message attributed to the Minister of the Interior, Ihor Klimenko. In the attack that took place on Friday in the early hours of the morning, in which ten residential buildings were damaged, 18 people were also injured. On the other hand, yesterday in Dnieper (east) as a result of the impact of another Russian missile, a woman and her young son were killed.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the attacks were directed against Ukrainian military targets and all were “hit”.
A fire was declared in Sevastopol due to the impact of Ukrainian drones on two fuel tanks
On the other hand, the Russian authorities of Sevastopol, on the Crimean peninsulathe strikes of at least two drones from Ukraine on two fuel tanks this Saturday have been declared a major fire, so far with no casualties to regret, as reported by Europa Press.
The governor of Sevastopol, Mihail Razvozaev, explained on his Telegram account that the flames had spread over an area of one square kilometer and asked residents to remain calm. “A fuel tank is on fire near Manganari Brothers Street, Kazachya Bay,” the governor said in his first message.
Initially, Razvozhaev reported only one drone strike, but in a later update, he revealed at least two drone strikes on two other fuel tanks. The fire quickly spread to the other two warehouses.
The attack was later confirmed by Ukraine through Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko on his Twitter account. “An oil storage facility is burning in Sevastopol after being hit by a drone at dawn,” he said in a message accompanying a video showing a huge plume of smoke rising from the flames of the stricken facilities.
About 18 groups of firefighters, a total of 60 soldiers, as well as Russian intelligence services are already at the scene of the fire to gather more information about the fire, according to a message collected by the Russian news agency TASS.
Given the proximity of the fire to the port’s water area, the authorities requested the use of Black Sea Fleet tugboats to pump out water in extinguishing tasks, while firefighters are still looking for a way to block oxygen access to the area. combustion.
Due to the complexity of the situation, the governor does not anticipate that the fire will be extinguished until at least 18:00 local time (17:00 in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands). The governor promised that the fuel supply would not be affected by this attack.
Source: La Vozde Galicia
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