Russian strike on Zhytomyr police headquarters kills two officers, number injured rise to 40 – photo

People killed in the Russian attack. Photo: Ivan Vyhivskyi on Facebook

Ukraine's Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi has said two police officers, Captain Artem Zubchuk and Lieutenant Colonel Yuliia Yevdokymova, were killed in a Russian double-tap strike on the police headquarters in Zhytomyr.

Source: Vyhivskyi on Facebook

Quote: "A tragic day not only for the National Police of Ukraine, but for the entire Interior Ministry system. A cynical and deliberate strike. During the day, when the building was occupied not only by staff but also by civilian visitors.

Russian strike on Zhytomyr police headquarters kills two officers, number injured rise to 40 – photo

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