Search and rescue operations completed in Sloviansk: 15 killed, 24 wounded

Search and rescue operations at the five-storey residential building in Sloviansk have been completed, with a total of 15 people killed and 24 injured as a result of the Russian attack on the city on 14 April. Source: Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "Search and rescue operations at the five-storey building in Sloviansk have been completed.

According to updated information, 15 people were rescued from the rubble: 5 (including a 14-year-old girl) were rescued, 10 (including a two-year-old boy) were dead."

Details: Kyrylenko has recalled that the Russians launched a large-scale missile attack on Sloviansk on 14 April, firing eight S-300 anti-aircraft missiles on the city. As a result of this attack, 39 casualties were reported: 15 people were killed and 24 were injured. The Russians caused the most extensive damage to a five-storey residential building in Parkovyi Lane - search and rescue operations to clear the rubble and search for people have lasted several days.

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Background:

• On 14 April at about 16:00, the Russians attacked Sloviansk. 
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to Russian shelling of residential areas of the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast.
• On Saturday, the death toll rose to 11, and on Sunday - to 13.
• According to Zelenskyy, a Russian missile strike on Sloviansk on 14 April damaged more than 50 residential buildings, including more than 30 apartment blocks.

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