Rescuers searching for people under rubble of building hit by Russian drone in Donetsk region

Rescuers searching for people under rubble of building hit by Russian drone in Donetsk region

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After firefighters extinguished a blaze in a five-story building struck by a Russian drone in Bilozerske, Donetsk region, rescuers are combing the debris for survivors.

According to Ukrinform, the State Emergency Service reported on Facebook.

“A Russian UAV hit a five-story residential building in Bilozerske, Donetsk region. Apartments from the third through fifth floors were partially destroyed, and a fire broke out over an area of 100 square meters, which rescuers extinguished,” the statement said.

Preliminary reports indicate that two people may still be trapped under the debris, and search-and-rescue operations are ongoing.

As reported by Ukrinform, the strike wounded a woman and a minor when a drone hit an apartment building in Bilozerske.

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