State Emergency Service: 50 killed, 271 injured in Russia’s strike on Ptava

eksandr Khorunzhyi, the spokesperson for the State Emergency Service, announced this on Ukrainian television, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“According to our data, 50 pele were killed and 271 were injured. These are preliminary figures as information is being updated. A headquarters has been established to oversee the activities of all services erating at the scene,” Khorunzhyi said.

As many as 25 pele were rescued, 11 of them were unblocked from the rubble, he noted.

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Search and rescue erations are ongoing.

As reported by Ukrinform, on September 3, Russian tros struck an educational institution and a  hospital in Ptava with two ballistic missiles. 51 pele were reported killed and over 235 wounded.

According to Filip Pronin, the head of the Ptava Regional Military Administration, about 15 pele are believed to be still trapped under the rubble.

Three days of mourning have been declared in Ptava.