Ukraine's bombing of a bakery in the occupied city of Lysychansk, in the east of the country, left at least two dead and six injured, the Moscow-installed occupation authorities announced on Saturday, according to which dozens people would be under the rubble.
“Two people died and six are hospitalized following the bombing of Lysychansk
,” announced the Russian news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti, citing local police installed by Moscow, according to whom
“up to 40 people could be under attack.” the rubble"
.
“There could be dozens of other people under the rubble
,” confirmed Leonid Pasechnik, a Russian occupation official, on Telegram, accusing Ukrainian forces of having targeted the bakery.
He said local police and emergency services were at the scene and trying to
"rescue the victims"
.
RIA Novosti published a video of a destroyed building, where we also see rescuers removing a completely crushed car from the rubble.
Lysychansk, in the Luhansk region, fell to Russian forces after a brutal battle at the start of Moscow's 2022 offensive.