Death toll rises to 28 from Ukrainian strike on bakery --Sunday has been declared a day of mourning in Russia's Lugansk People's Republic | 4 Feb 2024 | The death toll from a Ukrainian missile strike on the city of Lisichansk in Russia's Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) has risen to 28, the region's acting head and the emergencies services have said. The attack on a bakery occurred during a busy period on Saturday, partially destroying the building. Sources in Russia's Investigative Committee told the media that the bombardment was likely carried out with the use of a U.S.-made HIMARS multiple rocket launch system, supplied to Kiev by the West. "As a result of a strike on a bakery by the Ukrainian nationalists, 28 civilians were killed, including one child," the acting head of the LPR, Leonid Pasechnik, wrote on Telegram on Sunday.

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