Russian missiles strike buildings in Sloviansk, Ukraine, killing at least 11

April 15, 2023

On Saturday, authorities in, Ukraine said at least 11 people were dead and 21 injured after seven Russian hit the city on Friday, ahead of  this weekend.

, governor of the partially occupied of Donetsk, claimed S-300 missiles, which were designed as, were responsible for the strike.

The attack hit a residential area in the city, according to Ukrainian sources. One victim was reportedly a two-year-old boy pulled from the wreckage who died  to hospital.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement on Friday: "The evil state once again demonstrates its essence […] Just killing people in broad daylight. Ruining, destroying all life."

Zelenskyy tweeted: "Not a single hour of this week before Orthodox Easter passed without [Russian] murders and terror. This is an evil state, and it will lose. To win is our duty to humanity as such. And we will win! The longer-range Ukrainian strikes are, the sooner Russian atrocities will end."

Sloviansk is north-west of contested.