Seven people were killed by a Russian strike, according to a new report given this Monday, July 10 by the emergency services, the day after the attack. “Rescuers dug the bodies of three people with no signs of life from the rubble. The death toll has risen to seven people,” the Ukrainian Emergency Service announced on Telegram.
The bombardment, which targeted “a humanitarian aid distribution center” located “in a residential area” of Orikhiv, in central Ukraine, also injured 13, according to the Ukrainian prosecutor general.
According to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, Russia targeted a college “at a time when civilians were receiving humanitarian aid.” “An aerial bomb totally destroyed the building,” the ministry said on Telegram, adding that nearby apartment buildings and civilian infrastructure were also damaged.
The city of Orikhiv, which had around 14,000 inhabitants before the war, is located in the region of Zaporizhia, one of the four Ukrainian territories which Russia has claimed for annexation in 2022, even if its army does not fully control them. This locality is close to the front line, where Ukrainian forces have been trying since early June to retake heavily fortified positions from Russian troops.