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Ukraine: after a Russian strike on a building in Dnipro, the search for survivors
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An apartment building was hit in Dnipro on January 14, 2023 in eastern Ukraine.
© Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP
Text by: RFI Follow
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Russia again launched a series of missiles against Ukraine this Saturday, January 14.
One of them hit a residential building in the eastern city of Dnipro and left at least 12 dead and around 60 injured.
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With our special correspondents in Dnipro,
Aabla Jounaïdi
and
Boris Vichith
It was around 4 p.m. when a missile alert went off and a huge explosion rang out in the center of town.
In this residential area facing the Dnieper River, an entire section of a building bar collapsed on itself.
A huge gaping hole is visible in place of the building, now reduced to dust.
On this Saturday, everyone was at home, a resident whispers to us.
#ukraine #Dnipro victory street an entire residential building collapsed after a Russian strike.
Rescue on site.
On this weekend, many people were at home.
Heavy balance sheet to fear pic.twitter.com/7upuybD5hM
— AJounaïdi عبلة الجنيدي (@AablaJounaidi) January 14, 2023
People are screaming and calling their loved ones.
A man shouts “dad” into the void.
Rescuers keep bystanders away.
A woman tries to pass the security cordon.
She tries to signal to her loved ones, two shadows leaning on an intact balcony just a few meters from the gaping hole left by the collapse of the building.
“
My daughter and my husband are on the 7th floor
, says the woman.
Thank God they are alive.
They are not injured.
But I'm mad
!
The Russians have to pay.
Let's eliminate them all.
I hate them.
I hate them.
»
A mountain of rubble
Ambulances come and go.
Relief and volunteers are busy.
Large bloodstains strewn the ground.
A person's lifeless body is carried out on a stretcher.
Under the mountain of rubble, probably dozens of victims, at least.
"
We arrived as soon as we heard about the incident
," says Olga Vilhovska, a volunteer.
Russian occupation forces target residential buildings.
But everything will be fine, they won't break us.
We have become strong.
The number of victims?
We're still establishing it…
” His voice breaks.
With help, they will spend the whole night at least clearing the debris in the hope of finding survivors.
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