War in Ukraine: a Russian strike kills several people in Vinnytsia, in the center of the country
Vinnytsia firefighters put out the fire after the Russian strike on the city, July 14, 2022. AP
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In Ukraine, consternation and anger reign as this morning, several Russian missile strikes fell on residential areas, causing many casualties among the civilian population.
In Vinnytsia, in the center-west of the country, a missile crashed in the middle of the city.
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With our correspondent in Kiev
,
Stéphane Siohan
The balance sheet, which will undoubtedly change in the hours to come, already seems very heavy.
According to the Ukrainian prosecutor's office, "
17 people died, including two children
" and there are several dozen injured.
West of #Ukraine, very far from the front, bombardment in Vinnytsia 👇https://t.co/IL8lSmpdvA
— Stephane Siohan (@stefsiohan) July 14, 2022
The city center of Vinnytsia, 370,000 inhabitants, in the center-west of Ukraine, was very busy on Thursday morning, when a cruise missile fell at the foot of the "
building of life
", a sort of service center, located on a very busy avenue in the city.
bodies on the ground
The gigantic building dating from the Soviet era was blown up by the explosion, and all the surrounding houses saw their windows destroyed by the explosion.
About fifty vehicles caught fire, and dozens of bodies were thrown to the ground, shredded by shrapnel from the missile.
An image is already making the rounds on social networks, that of a little girl killed in her stroller, she lies next to her mother, also killed in the explosion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately commented on the missile strike on Vinnytsia, calling for the Russian Federation to be labeled a terrorist state from now on.
“
Every day Russia kills civilians, kills Ukrainian children, fires missiles at civilian targets where there is nothing military.
What is this if not an overt act of terrorism?
“, he said on the Telegram messenger.
â–ş To read also: Ukraine says it is ready to launch an offensive to liberate the south of the country
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