At least eight people have died and 31 injured after an “ordinary residential building” was struck by Russian missiles twice last night. Emergency responders were among the dead in Pokrovsk, in the eastern Donetsk region.
‘A flame filled up my eyes’ – Residents describe deadly Pokrovsk attack
Hearing the first blast from inside her home, Kateryna thought she was safe from Russia’s attack on Pokrovsk – but then a second missile struck.
The 58-year-old had answered a call to tell a friend she was unharmed when she saw a building erupt into flames, and fell to the floor.
“That’s it, bang – and that’s all. A flame filled up my eyes. I fell down on the floor, on the ground. My eyes hurt a lot,” she told Reuters.
In comparison to others, she was one of the lucky ones, surviving the attack with multiple scratches around her eyes and bandages around her forehead.
At least eight people have died in the strikes and 31 have been injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Footage from the Ukrainian-held town in the eastern Donetsk region showed rescuers searching rubble, treating patients on the ground and an apartment building with torn down balconies.
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-war-latest-12541713