9 minutes agoThe bodies of 44 Ukrainian civilians are found under the ruins of a basement
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The bodies of 44 lifeless Ukrainian civilians have been found in the ruins of a collapsed building in the Ukrainian city of Izyum, while the battle for control of the area is continuing. The five - story building had collapsed in March, while residents were hiding in the basement from Russian bombings. Mayor Valeriy Marchenko told BBC that rescue teams had [...]
The five - story building had collapsed in March, while residents were hiding in the basement from Russian bombings.
Mayor Valeriy Marchenko told the BBC that rescue teams had gone too fast.
He has stressed that they fear that the death toll could increase even more, since another building on the same road was the target of air strikes.
We know there were people there too. The research work is continuing and I think we'll learn more about the number of victims soon”, Marchenko said.
Russia took control of Izyum on April 1st, and troops have invaded the city ever since.
Marchenko said that when the buildings were attacked, Russian troops had taken control of half the city, the BBC writes,
