Nine dead in Vilniansk shelling, update says

Nine dead in Vilniansk shelling, update says

Ukrinform
As a result of a Russian strike on the town of Vilniansk, Zaporizhia region, on November 17, nine people were killed.

That’s according to Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Ukrinform reports.

"Vilniansk. Zaporizhia region. Rescue operations are ongoing. As of this morning, two more bodies have been found. Thus,  nine bodies have already been retrieved after the missiles launched by Russian terrorists hit residential buildings yesterday. My condolences to the families and friends," Tymoshenko said.

Read also: One of missiles Russia launched at Kyiv Nov 17 contained nuclear warhead dummy

As reported, the day before, Russian missiles hit a number of households in Vilniansk, Zaporizhia region. Three families lived in one of them, about 10 people in total.

Photo: Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Telegram

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-