Russian attack on Pokrovsk: the number of wounded has increased significantly
Date: 2023-08-08 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR, REGIONS
On Monday evening, August 7, the Russians hit a multi-storey residential building in the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, with a rocket.
As of Tuesday morning, 7 dead and 67 injured are known, informs the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"67 were injured, including 29 police officers, 7 rescuers and 2 children. We are restoring the removal of rubble. At night, we were forced to suspend work due to the high threat of repeated shelling," the report says.
As of 01:00, seven dead and 57 wounded and injured were known. The head of the Pokrovskaya military administration, Sergei Dobryak, reported that several of the victims were in serious condition.
Updated (7:42 a.m.): Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, clarifies that among the dead were 5 civilians, 1 employee of the State Emergency Service, and 1 military man.
"Among the wounded are 29 civilians (including two children born in 2006 and 2012), 29 police officers, 7 employees of the State Emergency Service and two military men," he notes.
