Rescue work continued on July 15 following a Russian missile strike the previous day in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsya that killed at least 23 people, including three children, and left many more unaccounted for. Images from the strike have caused outrage around the world.
Shocking Images Capture Destruction In Historic Ukrainian City Of Vinnytsya
- By RFE/RL
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A shopping center, wedding hall, and a dance studio were struck. The city is hundreds of kilometers from the front line and has served as a hub for humanitarian aid.
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Vinnytsya is the headquarters of Ukraine's Air Force, but Ukrainian officials said no military facilities were hit.
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A body is recovered from the rubble by rescuers. The attack came as European Union officials convened in The Hague to discuss war crimes in Ukraine.
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A shattered nine-story building. Dozens of people were also injured in the attack.
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Blood stains are seen on a damaged car. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the attack as “an open act of terrorism."
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This shocking image has been widely shared on social media and sparked global outrage. It shows the dead body of 4-year-old Elizaveta Dmytriyeva.
Read more about Liza here.
Read more about Liza here.
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Her mother, Iryna, lost a leg in the strike and is currently in a coma. This graphic image, provided by Ukrainian emergency services, documents the horrific injury.
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The European Union strongly condemned the attack as an "atrocity" and said it is the "latest in a long series of brutal attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure."
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The fragments of a missile used in the attack.
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The city's history dates to the Middle Ages. It had a prewar population of some 370,000.
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Russia denies deliberately attacking civilians, despite substantial video and photo evidence showing otherwise and the widespread destruction of Ukrainian cities.
