Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The death toll in the attack on the Ukrainian city of Lyman has risen to at least nine, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday citing the authorities.
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 9 (ANI): The death toll in the attack on the Ukrainian city of Lyman has risen to at least nine, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday citing the authorities. The city, which was retaken by Ukrainian forces last year, was rocketed by Russian troops, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Ukrainian military administration in the Donetsk region. Also Read | Nunavut Day 2023 Date: Know History and Significance of the Day That Commemorates the Passing of Two Nunavut Acts. According to him, the residential blocks were explicitly targeted in the attack on Saturday. Earlier the toll was reported as eight people killed and thirteen were injured in the Russian shelling in Ukraine that took place on Saturday, CNN reported citing the Ukrainian officials. Also Read | US Drone Strike Kills Islamic State Group Leader Usamah Al-Muhajir in Syria, Defence Department Says. The shelling took place around 10 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET). Russian forces launched multiple launch rocket systems towards the town, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, the chief of the military administration for the Donetsk area. A house and a store were damaged as a result of the shelling that struck a private residential area, according…
