Attack on Sloviansk: one man dies, two people remain under the rubble

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO – WEDNESDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER, 2022, 17:36

Two people are being searched for under the rubble of a residential multi-story building in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, after Russia’s shelling.

Source: Donetsk Oblast police, State Emergency Service

Details: In Sloviansk, a school, an ENT hospital, the building of the Station of Young Technicians and a high-rise building have been destroyed. Police and rescue workers are working at the scene, clearing away the rubble of the building.

This morning it was reported that at least three people remain under the rubble – two men and a woman, all civilians.

Updated: As of 14:00, rescue workers found a man's body when removing debris from the site.

The police reported that a 58-year-old man, who had been evacuated but returned the other day to collect personal belongings, had died. Two more people are being searched for under the rubble.

According to law enforcement officers, during 6 September, 17 bombardments resulting in deaths and injuries were recorded.

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