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Russian attack on Selydove aftermath: 3 killed, 12 injured, fires and destruction

Russian attack on Selydove aftermath: 3 killed, 12 injured, fires and destruction Rescuers show the aftermath of the Russian night attack on Selydove (facebook.com/MNS.GOV.UA)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

On the night of February 14, Russian invaders attacked the town of Selydove, Donetsk region. Rescuers showed the consequences of the night attack, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

Last night, the Russian occupiers attacked Selydove twice. A hospital and a five-story building came under attack. The entrance was destroyed.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said that 12 people were injured in the attack, and three were killed - 2 women (1 pregnant) and a child born in 2015. There were also four children among the victims.

At the time of the attack, there were almost 200 people in the hospital, and dozens of patients were in bad condition.

Russian shelling of Selydove

At night, the Donetsk Regional Military Administration reported that Russian occupants shelled the town of Selydove. A five-story building was damaged, and 12 apartments in one entrance were destroyed.

Later it became known that the Russians had attacked the city for the second time in a night. The attack damaged a hospital building and started a fire.

As of the morning, the number of casualties and injuries increased. It is known that three people were killed and 12 were injured.