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Chasiv Yar missile strike
Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
LocationChasiv Yar, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Date9 July 2022[1]
21:17 (UTC+3)
TargetResidential building
Attack type
Missile strike
Deaths33[2][3][4]
InjuredUnknown (9 people were pulled out from under the rubble)[5]
Perpetrators Russian Armed Forces
Railway station in Chasiv Yar shelled earlier the same day

A missile strike on two residential buildings in Chasiv Yar by the Russian army[6][1] was carried out at 21:17 local time on 9 July 2022, during the war between Russia and Ukraine. At least 33 people were killed.[2][4] Due to the impact, a five-story residential building partially collapsed. Two entrances were completely destroyed.

Course of events

Chasiv Yar has a population of about 12,000 people[7] and is located about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Kramatorsk[8] on the western side of the city of Bakhmut, which Russian troops were trying to seize from Ukraine.[5]

The strike was performed with "Uragan", a self-propelled 220 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union.[5] The Russian Defense Ministry, on the contrary, claimed that they destroyed "a hangar with American 155-mm M777 howitzers and up to 30 Ukrainian militants" with "high-precision weapons" in the area.[5]

As of 10 July, 67 rescue workers were trying to help the victims[9] and more than 20 people were still feared to be trapped under the rubble.[6]

Victims

According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, 24 dead were found under the rubble of the building as of 11 July,[4] and five wounded were rescued.[5]

Reactions

Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff to Ukraine's president, said that the strike was "another terrorist attack" and that Russia should be designated a "state sponsor of terrorism" as a result.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "At least 15 Ukrainians killed in Russian rocket attack on apartment building". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b ОнлайнОНЛАЙНВойна в Украине: новые обстрелы в Донецкой области и Харькове; в городке Часов Яр погибли 31 мирных жителей
  3. ^ "30 people found dead so far under debris in Chasiv Yar". Ukrainska Pravda. 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Voitenko, Anna; Balmforth, Tom (11 July 2022). "Rescuers pull survivors from ruined Ukrainian apartment building". Reuters. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Число жертв удара по городу Часов Яр достигло 15". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b Voitenko, Anna (10 July 2022). "Russian rockets hit apartment block, killing at least 15". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ^ "At least 15 were killed and others are trapped after a Russian strike in Ukraine". NPR. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ^ Ebel, Francesca (10 July 2022). "Ukraine: 15 dead in rocket attack on apartment building". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ Romanenko, Valentyna; Tyshchenko, Kateryna (10 July 2022). "Russian attack on apartment building in Donetsk Oblast: death toll rises to 15, up to 24 trapped under rubble". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. ^ Tondo, Lorenzo (10 July 2022). "At least 15 killed in rocket strike on apartment building in eastern Ukraine". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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