The Bloody Aftermath Of Russian Missile Strikes In Ukraine's Pokrovsk

A man carries an injured woman after a second Russian missile struck an apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk on August 7.

The strikes, which occurred within 40 minutes of each other, damaged residential building, killing at least seven people -- two of whom were rescue workers -- and injuring dozens more.

Police officers try to keep a seriously injured man alive following a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Pokrovsk on August 7.

Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on August 8, "We are resuming clearing the rubble. At night, we were forced to suspend work due to the high threat of repeated shelling."

Local residents carry their belongings outside their damaged residential building.

Ukraine's Interior Ministry said that 29 police officers and seven rescuers were injured in a second missile strike after responding to the initial attack on the city. 

The attack injured dozens of civilians, including this woman, as well as two children.

 

Rescue workers at the site of the residential building that was struck by a Russian missile. A nearby hotel frequented by journalists also suffered a direct hit.

 A wounded woman sits in her damaged apartment.

The deadly attack came just a day after officials from around 40 countries gathered in Saudi Arabia to find a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine.

Rescuers transfer an injured woman to an ambulance.

Injured civilians watch rescue workers on the scene.

A children's playground is littered with debris following the missile strike.

Pokrovsk lies roughly 55 kilometers northwest of the city of Donetsk, held by Russian separatists, and 50 kilometers from the front line. 

A man slept through the night in his damaged apartment.