As of 1:55 p.m., the death toll from the attack on Chasiv Yar (Donetsk oblast) has increased to 24 people. The State Emergency Service reports that nine people were rescued from the rubble. "The bodies of 5 dead people are visually observed," the State Emergency Service added.
Subsequently, at 5:00 p.m., Deputy Head of the Office of President Kyrylo Tymoshenko published updated data on the victims of the Russian missile attack on the five-story building. So far, it is known about 30 dead and 9 wounded who were pulled out from under the rubble of the high-rise building. Search operations are ongoing — rescuers have dismantled 65% of the debris.
- In the evening of July 9, the Russians shelled the city of Chasiv Yar with missiles from "Hurricanes". The occupiers hit the 5th floor — it collapsed. Local authorities reported that at least three dozen people were in the building at the time of the attack. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that a hangar with American 155-mm M777 howitzers was allegedly destroyed with a "precision strike" in Chasшм Yar.