11 dead, 37 injured in Kostiantynivka, Nova Poshta branch destroyed – video
updatedPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a rescue operation is currently underway at the site of the Russian attack in Kostiantynivka. Four people were killed and at least 24 were injured, the head of state reported on Telegram.
The president noted that the Russian troops hit a supermarket and a post office: people are under the rubble, and a rescue operation is underway.
A freight department of the Nova Poshta located in a shopping center was destroyed.
The company reported that all employees were alive, but one person received a concussion. The man is being given all the necessary help.
UPDATED AT 2:23 PM. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that a total of 45 people were affected by the Russian attack: 10 killed and 35 injured. Residential buildings, shops, and more than a dozen cars were also damaged.
UPDATED AT 2:50 PM. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, 11 people were killed and 37 injured as a result of the strike. Law enforcement agencies have initiated a pre-trial investigation into the attack.
Nova Poshta noted that some of the packages have survived. Customers will be fully compensated for the estimated value of the destroyed cargo.