Russia shelled Pokrovsk twice. Rockets hit an apartment building, there are many casualties

The city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. On August 7, Russia carried out two rocket attacks, housing buildings were hit. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said that the attack on Pokrovsk left 5 people dead and 18 wounded. The rescue operation continues.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showed a video from the site of the missile attack on Telegram.

“We must stop Russian terror. Everyone who fights for the freedom of Ukraine saves human lives. Everyone in the world who helps Ukraine will defeat the terrorists together with us. Russia will be responsible for everything it did in this terrible war", the president wrote.

Pokrovsk: Russia hit an apartment building, many were injured

“Donbas, from which Russia is trying to leave only broken and burnt stones. Two Rocket Strikes. Hitting a normal residential building. Unfortunately, there are victims", ​​Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram, showing a video of the scene of the tragedy.

The head of the Chancellery of the President Andrii Yermak added that rescuers and medics are working on the spot. “Russian terrorists must be stopped. Squeeze them economically, forcibly deprive them of their ability to fight and kill civilians,” Yermak said.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk OVA, informed that the racists attacked the city center twice, several dozen minutes apart. "Nine- and five-floor buildings, residential buildings in the private sector, a hotel, restaurants, shops and administrative buildings were damaged", Kyrylenko said.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported that at 21:20 there were 5 dead and 18 wounded. This is the effect of two strikes on residential buildings in Pokrovsk.