Death toll in Russia’s strike on Chaplyne rises to 22

Death toll in Russia’s strike on Chaplyne rises to 22

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The death toll in Russia’s missile strike on the Chaplyne railway station in Dnipropetrovsk region has risen to 22, including an 11-year-old boy.

"Chaplyne hurts us today. Twenty-two people were killed, five of them burned in a car. An 11-year-old teenager was killed, a Russian missile destroyed his house," President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in his video address on August 24.

The President emphasized: "We will definitely hold the occupiers to account for everything they have done. And we will definitely throw the invaders out of our land. Not a single stain of this evil will remain in our free Ukraine."

Read also: At least 15 killed, 50 wounded in Russian missile strike on Chaplyne railway station

Earlier, President Zelensky said that the Russian troops had launched a missile attack on passenger cars at the Chaplyne railway station in Dnipropetrovsk region, killing at least 15 people and injuring about 50.

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