Missile strikes on Pokrovsk: 29 police officers, seven rescuers injured

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As of 07:00, the works to clear away the rubble in Pokrovsk were resumed. They were stopped for the night due to the high threat of repeated shelling.

"Seven people were killed. Sixty-seven more were injured, including 29 police officers, seven rescuers, and two children," Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko posted on Telegram.

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As reported, on the evening of August 7, the Russians hit a residential building in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, with missiles.