Market in Flames in Sloviansk After Deadly Shelling

Mayor Vadim Lyakh of Sloviansk said “massive shelling of the city” was continuing on July 5, with at least one death and several injuries reported at a market in the city where a fire broke out.

Lyakh released video and images from the scene, saying one person was killed and another injured.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the local administration, later said at least two people died.

On July 3, six people were reported killed in Sloviansk, including one child. Credit: Vadim Lyakh via Storyful

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