Russian shelling collapses Slovyansk dormitory, rescuers search for two trapped under rubble
Nation17 October 2023, 02:17 PM
Two people are trapped
under the rubble of a college dormitory in Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast, which was
shelled by Russian occupation forces overnight on Oct. 17, the State Emergency
Service of Ukraine reported on Telegram.
"Donetsk Oblast: the enemy again insidiously struck at residential buildings in Slovyansk," the service said.
As a result of the Russian shelling, a five-storey dormitory building was destroyed.
Rescuers from Donetsk Oblast and a consolidated unit of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine are currently working at the scene. Emergency rescue operations are underway.
Photo: ДСНС України/Telegram
Overnight on Oct. 17, Russian troops shelled the center of Slovyansk. The head of the Slovyansk city military administration, Vadym Lyakh, reported that the Russians hit a dormitory of the Luhansk Agricultural College.
However, earlier he stated that nobody had been hurt.