Fifteen killed after Ukrainian shelling attack on bakery in Lugansk region
As the LPR official stated, several dozen people may be under the rubble
LUGANSK, February 3. /TASS/. The death toll from the Ukrainian shelling attack on Lisichansk, a city in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), has risen to 15, the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS.
"The search and rescue operation is ongoing. By now, 15 dead bodies have been pulled from under the rubble," the statement said.
Earlier in the day, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik said that Ukrainian forces had shelled a bakery in the republic. As a result, three civilians were wounded and several dozen more were under the rubble.
"Two are dead, and six are in hospital," a spokesman for the commandant’s office said.
As the LPR official stated, several dozen people may be under the rubble.