Russia Says Ukraine Killed 28 in Shelling of Bakery With US-Provided HIMARS
Russia said on Sunday that at least 28 people were killed in the Ukrainian shelling of a bakery in Lysychansk, a city in the Russian-controlled Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine.
The bakery was hit on Saturday afternoon, and the death toll rose as emergency workers searched through the rubble overnight. According to Reuters, local officials said the strike was carried out by Ukrainian forces using a US-provided HIMARS rocket system.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the strike was carried out with Western weapons. “According to preliminary information, the strike was carried out with Western weapons,” she said.
