Attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast: 7 bodies retrieved from under debris

Seven bodies have been found under the debris of a residential building in the town of Vilniansk (Zaporizhzhia Oblast), which was hit with a Russian missile last night.

Source: press department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine; Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, on Telegram

Quote: "As of now, the bodies of six people have been retrieved from under the rubble. There may still be people there. Four families resided in the house, which corresponds to at least eight people."

Details: As of 15:30, rescuers cleared nearly 70 tonnes of the debris. The State Emergency Service reported that search and rescue operations will continue at night, so lighting towers will be put up.

Seven pieces of equipment and 39 rescuers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, six pieces of equipment and ten employees from the public services, as well as 25 volunteers are participating in the operation.

Updated at 18:11: Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, reported that the bodies of seven people were retrieved from under the rubble. He expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and added that the rescue work was ongoing.

Background: On 16 November at night, a Russian missile struck a residential building in the town of Vilniansk in Kharkiv Oblast. Earlier, it was reported that four people had been killed in the attack. 

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