Death toll from Russia’s strike on Izium growth to five

Death toll from Russia’s strike on Izium growth to five

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The death toll from a Russian missile strike on Izium, Kharkiv region, has risen to five. Another body has been recovered from the rubble.

The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

“Unfortunately, the death toll has risen to five. Rescuers have recovered another body. The person is being identified,” the post reads.

As reported, on the afternoon of February 4, the Russian army struck the central part of Izium in the Kharkiv region with a ballistic missile, killing two men and two women. As of 13:00, 24 wounded were reported, including a 15-year-old child.

Read also: Strike on Izium: Person trapped under rubble, administrative buildings destroyed

The missile hit an administrative building, and damaged other administrative buildings and residential buildings.

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