Ukrainian strike on apartment block kills 15, Russia says
apartment block collapsed after being struck by fragments of a Soviet-era missile, launched by Ukraine and shot down by Russia, Russian officials said.
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In one of the deadliest attacks to date on the region of Belgorod, Ukraine launched what Russian officials said was a massive missile attack, involving Tochka ballistic missiles and Adler and RM-70 Vampire (MLRS) multiple launch rocket systems.
Footage from the scene showed at least 10 storeys of the building collapsing. Later, as emergency services scoured the rubble for survivors, the roof collapsed and people ran for their lives, dust and rubble falling behind them.
Russia's defence ministry said the attack, which it called a «terrorist attack on residential areas», took place at 0840 GMT and involved at least 12 missiles.
«Fragments of one of the downed Tochka-U missiles damaged an apartment building in the city of Belgorod,» the ministry said.
Russia's emergency ministry said early on Monday that 15 people were killed. Russian news agencies said that 20 people injured and least once child was among the missing. Rocket sirens went off as emergency workers searched the rubble.
Both Ukraine and Russia say they do not target civilians, which Russia launched at its smaller neighbour in February of 2022. The war has killed thousands, displaced millions and turned Ukrainian cities into rubble.
The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin had been briefed on the attack, which it said was «barbaric».
