The number of people injured as a result of the Russian airstrike on Sloviansk on the afternoon of July 23 has risen to 14.

According to Ukrinform, Vadym Lyakh, head of the Sloviansk City Military Administration, stated this on Facebook.

"As of 19:00, 14 people are known to have been wounded as a result of today's airstrike on Sloviansk," Lyakh said. All of them are receiving medical assistance.

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As Ukrinform reported, at least seven apartment blocks were damaged as a result of the Russian airstrike on Sloviansk on July 23. At 17:35, Donetsk Regional Military Administration head Vadym Filashkin reported 10 injured.