Russian attack on shop in eastern Ukraine kills 48
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 48 people were killed in a Russian artillery strike that hit a shop near the eastern city of Kupiansk on Thursday, CNN reports.
Oleh Synehubov, Head of Kharkiv region military administration said Russian forces shelled a cafe and shop in the village of Grozna in the Kupiansk district.
“Rescuers continue to work at the site. As of now, the bodies of 48 dead people, including a 6-year-old boy, have been removed from the rubble.”
“6 people, including 1 child, were injured. Doctors are providing them with the necessary assistance. Rescue operations at the site are ongoing.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is on a visit to Spain, said the attack was “a demonstrably brutal Russian crime - a rocket attack on an ordinary grocery store, a completely deliberate terrorist attack.”
