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Russia strikes civilians during Sloviansk evacuation, rescuers wounded

Sofiia Turko
15 August, 2025 Friday
17:06

The occupying Russian army attacked the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk region, injuring a rescuer

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On August 15, the press service of the State Emergency Service in Donetsk reported that Russia struck a residential area of Sloviansk, causing fires and destruction. 

During the evacuation of civilians from the affected zone, one of the rescuers was wounded in a secondary explosion.

Despite this, emergency responders managed to evacuate six people from the danger zone, including a 4-year-old boy and an injured man.

  • Evacuating wounded soldiers from the battlefield often becomes a special operation, requiring precise coordination between different Defense Force units.
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