People remain under the rubble of a house in Sloviansk

As of the morning of 15 April, rescuers in Slovyansk, Donetsk Region, continue searching for victims and removing rubble after yesterday's Russian shelling. This was reported by the head of the Slovyansk city military administration, Vadym Lyakh.

According to him, five people remain under the rubble of the residential building, which was hit by a Russian missile.

Five more people remain under the rubble of the house in Parkovyi Lane. Their identities have been established. In addition, we have no information about the occupants of the other three flats," he said.

According to Lyakh, 30 people are known to have been injured, of whom nine are dead and 21 injured.

Unfortunately, the number of fatalities increased overnight - rescuers pulled a dead woman from under the rubble," wrote the head of the Slavyansk GVA.

The rescue work continues. A special squad of SShSU mountaineers is involved in the rescue work.

On Friday, 14 April, the occupiers hit residential areas of Slovyansk in Donbas Region with S-300 missiles. The rocket attacks damaged five multi-storey buildings and five private houses, a shop, a household centre, a club and three cars.

A 2-year-old child was among the dead. Rescuers also retrieved a 14-year-old girl from under the rubble.