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Russian missile attack on Ukrainian town kills seven, officials say

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeated his appeal to allies to provide Ukraine with more weapons and defences as Russia's onslaught continues.

Ukrainian police officers inspect the damage and burnt out cars

At least seven people have been killed after a Russian rocket strike hit the city of Vilniansk, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) said. Source: AAP / Kateryna Klochko / EPA

Russian forces on Saturday fired missiles at the town of Vilniansk, outside the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing seven people and injuring 31 others, officials said.

The background: Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said two missiles were fired on the town, damaging infrastructure, a shop and residential buildings.

On Telegram, the Russian ministry said its missiles had struck a nearby area in Zaporizhzhia region where it said Ukrainian trains unloaded arms and military equipment, killing soldiers and destroying armoured vehicles and missiles.

The key quote: "Our cities and communities suffer daily from such Russian strikes." — Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

What else to know: The governor of Donetsk region, further to the east, said one person died in two incidents of shelling in the city of Kurakhove.

Officials said two people in Kherson region, partly occupied by Russian forces in the south, were also killed.

Rescue teams also were still working at an apartment building that was badly damaged in a missile strike on Friday in the central city of Dnipro. That attack killed one person and injured 13, with several others still missing.


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Published 30 June 2024 9:15am
Source: Reuters


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