- Title: Drone footage shows aftermath of a Russian missile strike in Pokrovsk
- Date: 8th August 2023
- Summary: POKROVSK, UKRAINE (AUGUST 8, 2023) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF RESCUERS WORKING AT SEVERELY DAMAGED BUILDINGS
- Embargoed: 22nd August 2023 07:51
- Keywords: Civilian casualties Missile strike Russian invasion War in Ukraine
- Location: POKROVSK, UKRAINE
- City: POKROVSK, UKRAINE
- Country: Ukraine
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA001303508082023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Russian missiles struck the centre of Ukraine's Pokrovsk twice on Monday night (August 7) killing eight people, including five civilians, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said in a statement.
The second missile hit the Ukraine-controlled town near the frontline 40 minutes after the first, the governor said. It killed and injured first responders, witnesses of the strikes told a Reuters cameraman at the scene.
Two rescuers and one military person were among the dead. Nine policemen and one military person were wounded, but most of the 31 injured were civilians, including a member of the local city council, Ukrainian officials said.
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