Lysychansk attack: the number of fatalities rises to 4

ROMAN PETRENKO, KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – THURSDAY, 16 JUNE 2022, 20:28

At least four civilians were killed and seven wounded as a result of the Russian airstrike on Lysychansk on Thursday, 16 June.

Source: Serhii Haidai, head of the Luhansk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote from Haidai: "During the day, the orcs [Russian forces - ed.] attacked a building where civilians were sheltering. The bodies of four people killed in the attack have already been retrieved from underneath the rubble. Seven people have been wounded.

The rescue operation continues."

Details: Haidai also reported that Russian forces fired on a palliative treatment centre, damaging the building and, likely, trapping civilians under the debris. Search and rescue operations are currently underway.

Earlier: On the afternoon of 16 June, Haidai reported that three civilians were killed and seven wounded in a Russian airstrike on Lysychansk.

Background: In early June Haidai said that 60% of Lysychansk had already been destroyed.