In the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk region, which Russia shelled on April 14, the number of dead has increased to nine.

The city's mayor, Vadym Lyakh, announced this on April 15.

"The situation in Slovyansk on the morning of Saturday, April 15. At this time, it is known about 30 victims: 21 – wounded, 9 – dead. "Unfortunately, the number of dead increased during the night - during the night, rescuers retrieved a dead woman from under the rubble," he wrote on Facebook.

He also informed us that the rescue operations would continue, and a special team of mountaineers of the State Emergency Service was involved in them. According to him, five more people remain under the rubble of the building in Parkovo Lane. In addition, there is currently no information about the residents of three more apartments.