Russia Says 28 Dead in Luhansk Bakery Strike Blamed on Kyiv
Residents try to rescue their belongings after shelling in a market place in Donetsk, which is currently under Russian control, on Jan. 21.
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The death toll rose to 28 overnight in a strike on a bakery in the Russian-controlled city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region, local rescue authorities said.
Kremlin-installed officials said the building was hit by a Ukrainian rocket attack on Saturday. The Russian foreign ministry said Western weapons, potentially HIMARs, were used in the strike. Local leader Leonid Pasechnik wrote on Telegram that at least one child was among the dead.