Ukrainian officials said missile assaults had struck private houses, trapping residents under the rubble, and that the dead included five children.
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Russian Missile Strikes in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Kill 9 and Wound Dozens More
Ukrainians say the explosions 37 minutes apart in Pokrovsk, which killed at least nine people and injured 82 others, were a “double tap” intended to kill rescuers responding to the first strike.
Ukraine Says Russian Missiles Struck Town of Pokrovsk, Killing 5
The strikes hit the center of the small city in eastern Ukraine twice within 40 minutes, officials said. At least 31 people were injured.
Ukrainians Return Home, Renewed and Resigned
More than 5.5 million people who left after the war began in February 2022 have gone back home — and not just to large cities like Kyiv or Dnipro, but to small places near the front line, as well.