One civilian was killed and 10 others injured after Russian forces launched aerial bombs against a residential neighborhood in the eastern city of Sloviansk in Donetsk region early Saturday morning, Oct. 17, municipal authorities reported.
Head of the Sloviansk City Military Administration Vadym Lyakh confirmed that Russian aircraft dropped FAB-250 high-explosive aerial bombs on urban residential blocks at approximately 3:40 a.m. local time.
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The bombardment struck two multi-story apartment buildings, causing partial structural collapses and prompting emergency search-and-rescue operations amid concerns that residents remained trapped beneath collapsed masonry.
“Around 03:40, the enemy carried out airstrikes with FAB-250 bombs on a residential neighborhood in the city,” Lyakh stated. “Direct hits were recorded on two multi-story buildings, under whose rubble people may be trapped.
Preliminary data indicates one person was killed and 10 were injured. Four of the wounded have been hospitalized. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.”
Municipal authorities confirmed that eight residential high-rises suffered blast damage across the neighborhood, with two apartment blocks partially destroyed.
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The deadly airstrike on Sloviansk coincided with a broader series of Russian standoff attacks targeting civilian settlements and vital infrastructure across multiple Ukrainian provinces overnight into Saturday.
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