Russia shelled a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing nine people, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday, including a two-year-old boy who was rescued from the rubble but died on his way to hospital.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denounced Russia for "brutally shelling" residential buildingsWagner mercenaries have captured two more areas of Bakhmut, according to Russian media
Sloviansk, which lies in a part of the Donetsk region that is under Ukrainian control, is one of the cities that will be at risk if Kyiv losesAccording to Ukrainian authorities, Sloviansk was struck by seven missiles which hit five buildings, five homes, a school and an administrative building. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had earlier denounced Russia for "brutally shelling" residential buildings and "killing people in broad daylight".The street below the block of flats, including a playground, was covered in concrete dust and debris, including torn pages from school books and children's drawings.
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