23 Ukrainian citizens have died as a result of an attack by Hamas militants on the State of Israel, according to Michael Brodsky, the Ambassador of Israel to Ukraine.

"In accordance with updated data, 23 Ukrainian citizens have died as a result of the terrorists' attack. Ukraine ranks second (after the USA) in the number of foreign citizens killed," the Ambassador wrote in his Telegram channel.

Oleg Nikolenko, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, confirmed to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency that as of now, the Ministry has verified 13 Ukrainian citizens as deceased and six as missing in Israel.