Ukrainian town of Selydove severely damaged due to massive Russian strike: Photo report
Russian troops attacked Selydove twice during the night, attacking a residential building and a maternity ward (facebook.com/don.gunp)
Last night, Russian troops launched four rocket attacks on the town of Selydove, Donetsk region. The occupants destroyed a hospital building with a direct hit and also hit a 5-story building. A child and a pregnant woman were among those killed in the attack, and more than a dozen people were wounded.
Sources used: Donetsk Regional Military Administration, the National Police, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and the Prosecutor General's Office.
As of this moment, 3 people have been killed (including a child and a pregnant woman) and 12 others wounded (including 4 children).
Russian direct strike on hospital
The Russian occupants attacked the hospital around 1 am. The main hit was on the maternity ward. At that time, there were almost 200 people in the hospital, and dozens of patients were in bad condition. They were evacuated to other medical facilities in the region.
The Russians fired two missiles at the hospital. The occupiers killed three patients - an 8-year-old boy, his mother, and a 38-year-old pregnant woman who was on life support. Six people were wounded, including a baby who is to turn six months old tomorrow.
Russian strike on five-story building
An hour before the attack on the hospital, Russian troops hit a five-story building - 12 apartments in one of the entrances were destroyed.
Photo: Russians destroyed a 5-story building in Selydove (t.me/VadimFilashkin_donoda)
Photo: Russians destroyed a 5-story building in Selydove (t.me/VadimFilashkin_donoda)
As a result, 6 civilians were injured, including three children - a 7-year-old boy and two girls aged 12 and 16.
Investigative teams, explosive experts, paramedics, and rescuers were working at the sites of the hits.
In addition, at least 9 apartment buildings, a shop, a pharmacy, and cars were damaged in the town.
What did Russians attack with?
According to preliminary information, the Russians fired with Iskander-M and S-300 missiles.
Police paramedics spent the whole night helping the wounded, transporting them to medical facilities, and evacuating people from the destroyed hospital. Many of the rescued patients were seriously injured.
Law enforcement officers have already opened a case under parts 1, and 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code (violation of the laws and customs of war).
Russians attacked Selydove twice during the night. In particular, at 11:30 p.m. the Russian occupiers struck a five-story residential building, and at 1:00 a.m. the army of the aggressor state fired at a medical facility.
