Russian forces struck a market and a residential area in the city of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring seven, according to officials
A Reuters reporter on the scene saw yellow smoke billowing up from an auto supplies shop at the market, and flames engulfed rows of market stalls as firefighters tried to extinguish the blaze.
“Russians again deliberately target areas where civilians congregate,” Donetsk regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote in a Facebook post that detailed the toll of Tuesday’s strikes. “This is sheer terrorism.”Both officials called for residents to evacuate after Russia fired several missile salvos into the city in recent days.Article contentRussia has denied deliberately attacking civilians since invading Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Russia has secured almost complete control of the neighboring Luhansk region and is turning its attention to Sloviansk as a gateway to capture the rest of the Donetsk region.
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