According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Telegram by Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration.

“Five people were killed and nine were injured—these are the preliminary consequences of the strike on Sloviansk. Ten private houses, a business, and the premises of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Latvia were damaged,” the regional head wrote.

He specified that the Russians dropped two aerial bombs on the city this morning.

According to Filashkin, the Russians attack cities in the Donetsk region daily, and for the second day in a row, their attacks have resulted in numerous casualties in Sloviansk.

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As previously reported, over the past 24 hours, Russian troops carried out 1,334 strikes on the Donetsk region, killing one person and wounding 21. A total of 62 civilian facilities were damaged.

Photo: Vadym Filashkin’s Telegram channel