Graphic footage posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Telegram page on Wednesday showed bloodied civilians lying in a city street being treated by emergency services.
“There is nothing more brutal than the aerial bombardment of a city, knowing that civilians will suffer,” Zelenskyy wrote in X.
The High High Harza residential blocks, the commercial installation and infrastructure have broken in the attack, the Office of the Attorney General of Ukraine announced Wednesday. The rubble hit a tram and a bus with passengers inside, he added.
Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said Russian forces launched guided bombs at a residential area in the city in the middle of the afternoon, and at least two residential buildings were struck in the attack.
The attack comes as both Russia and Ukraine seek to project strength before US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20.