Russian strikes on Donetsk region: a man taken from under the rubble, and a railway station burned down

IRYNA BALACHUK — SATURDAY, 9 JULY 2022, 12:13 PM

FIRE AT THE RAILWAY STATION IN CHASIV YAR AFTER THE RUSSIAN SHELLING ON 9 JULY. PHOTO BY THE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE

Russian troops shelled the Donetsk region on the morning of July 9, as a result of which the railway station building burned down in the city of Chasiv Yar; in Sloviansk, a man was buried under the rubble of his own house – rescuers pulled him out.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Facebook; head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, on Telegram

Quote from Kyrylenko: "Four ‘incomings’ in Druzhkivka. According to preliminary information, this is a missile strike. A hospital, a cultural centre, residential buildings and a playground were damaged. We are investigating information about victims.

In Sloviansk, an enemy shell hit a private house – the owner was buried under the rubble, and rescuers are still working on site.

In Chasiv Yar, the Russians fired at a railway station – several people received light concussions."

Details: The State Emergency Service of Ukraine later reported that a man born in 1982 was freed from under the rubble of a house in Sloviansk. He is being treated by doctors. 

A man was pulled out from under the rubble 

A man was pulled out from under the rubble 

PHOTO BY THE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE

In the city of Chasiv Yar, as a result of enemy shelling, the roof of a one-storey railway station building, which is not yet in operation, caught fire.

Consequences of the Russian shelling in Chasiv Yar

Consequences of the Russian shelling in Chasiv Yar

PHOTO BY THE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE