At least 35 people were still missing and 73 were injured, head of the regional council says
The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro climbed to 21 on Sunday, as rescue workers raced to dig through a huge pile of debris in search of survivors.
Rescuers toiled through the night searching for survivors. On Sunday morning, they could be seen punching and kicking through heaped mounds of smashed concrete and twisted metal. Lukashuk, the regional council chief, said 38 people had been rescued as of Sunday morning, including six children. “This indicates that they still have certain plans,” said the spokesperson, Natalia Humeniuk. “We must understand that they can still be used.”
In his evening video address on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a fresh appeal to his Western allies for more weaponry to end “Russian terror” and attacks on civilian targets. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion on Feb. 24, saying Kyiv’s ties with the West threatened Russia’s security. Ukraine and its allies call it an unprovoked war to seize territory.In Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region - the focal point of Russia’s drive to capture more territory - Ukraine’s forces were battling to keep control of the small salt-mining town of Soledar.
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