April 2023 Sloviansk airstrike

April 2023 Sloviansk airstrike
Part of Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Firefighters and rescue workers on a residential building in Sloviansk after the Russian airstrike
Location	Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates	48°51′12″N 37°37′30″E
Date	14 April 2023 18:00 hrs[1]
Deaths	15[2]
Injured	24[2]
Perpetrators	Russia

On 14 April 2023, on Eastern Orthodox Christian Good Friday, a Russian missile strike struck residential buildings in Sloviansk, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[3][4][1] 15 civilians were killed and 24 were injured.^[2] 34 apartment buildings, administrative buildings, and shops were damaged in the blasts.^[3]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack, noting that it shows Russia's cruelty since it was carried out during the religious holiday of Easter.^[3]

See also

• Zaporizhzhia residential building airstrike
• September 2023 Kostiantynivka missile strike
• War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine

References

1. "Ukraine war: Civilians killed in Russian strike on Ukraine homes". BBC News. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
2. Oleksiy Pshemyskiy, Ellie Kaufman (16 April 2023). "15 dead, including 1 child, after Russia attacks Slovyansk". ABC News. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
3. Matthew Mpoke Bigg (15 April 2023). "Death Toll From Russian Missile Attack in Eastern Ukraine Climbs to 11". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
4. "At least eight civilians killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian town". Le Monde. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.