Russian army strikes Sloviansk, casualties reported

Russian forces shelled the residential area of Sloviansk in Donetsk region, killing at least one person and injuring five others.

Vadym Filashkin, head of the regional military administration, reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

Among the injured is a boy born in 2017.

Numerous buildings in the city were damaged due to the enemy attack. Assessments of the full extent of the damage are ongoing.

Preliminary reports indicate that the invaders used multiple launch rocket systems for the strike.

As Ukrinform previously reported, on the afternoon of April 6, the Russian army struck the courtyard of an apartment building in the central part of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, using "Smerch" MLRS. A local resident was injured, and buildings, cars, a school, and an administrative building were damaged.

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